Three Ukrainian Black Sea ports resume operation
July 27, 2022, 6:51 pm

Three Ukrainian Black Sea ports resume operation

FILE PHOTO: Grain is loaded on a truck at the Mlybor flour mill facility in Chernihiv region, Ukraine, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File PhotoReuters

The press service of the Ukrainian Naval Forces said in a statement on Wednesday (July 27) that operations have resumed in three Ukrainian Black Sea ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdenny in line with a grain exports deal signed last week in Türkiye.

According to the statement, the work is underway to prepare the ports for safe navigation, with military and civilian experts searching for underwater objects and installing special navigation equipment.

The ships navigating in the Ukrainian ports will form a caravan, which will be escorted by a lead ship for greater security, it said.

Russia and Ukraine ink a deal to resume shipping Ukrainian grain

On July 22, Ukraine and Russia separately signed a deal with Türkiye and the United Nations in Istanbul to resume grain shipments from Ukrainian ports to international markets via the Black Sea.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the deal will enable Ukraine to export 20 million tons of last year's grain harvest and part of this year's harvest.

Source: xinhua

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