A ship loaded with three thousand tons of Ukrainian wheat arrived in Istanbul

The first wheat ship to leave a Ukrainian port since the end of the Black Sea grain agreement arrived in Istanbul this Thursday, according to information collected in real time by Agence France Presse on the specialized website Marine Traffic.

The “Resilient Africa”, a 76-meter-long bulk carrier flying the Palau flag and carrying three thousand tons of wheat bound for Israel, arrived in the Bosphorus shortly before 12:00 GMT (11:00 in Lisbon).

This is the first time since the agreement ended on July 17.following Russia’s withdrawal from international understanding, that a ship entered a Ukrainian port and successfully recrossed the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which has been trying to block maritime traffic in the region since the invasion of Ukraine in February last year .

The cargo ship set sail from the port of Chornomorsk on Tuesday, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov announced.

In mid-July, Moscow abandoned the agreement signed in July 2022 in Istanbul that allowed the safe export to the Black Sea of ​​Ukrainian agricultural products, essential for the country’s economy and global food security.

In response, Ukraine is seeking to establish sea corridors along the coasts of allied Bosphorus countries, defying Russian threats to sink ships entering and leaving Ukrainian ports.

A second ship, the “Aroyat”, was still in the port of Chornomorsk this Thursday, loaded with wheat for Egypt, according to the Ukrainian minister.

The international agreement concluded under the auspices of Turkey and the UN and later denounced by Russia allowed exports through the Black Sea, in one year, almost 33 million tons of Ukrainian grains and other food products.

Since its end, Russia has carried out a bombing campaign against Ukraine’s port and grain infrastructure, with the aim, kyiv accuses, of preventing any export attempts. Moscow, for its part, claims to have attacked military targets..