Three more dry cargo ships with grain left Ukrainian ports today under the international initiative to export food from Ukraine, the Turkish Ministry of Defense said, Report informs via Anadolu Agency.
According to the agency, one ship left the port of Yuzhne, and the other two departed from Odesa. However, the ministry did not specify the destinations of the vessels and what grain they are transporting.
Earlier, the UN reported that the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul gave permission to five ships carrying more than 85,000 tons of grain and other foodstuffs to left the Ukrainian port. The center clarified that the ship Ascanios (58,510 tons of corn) will sail to Germany, and the ships Mohamad Y (11,000 tons of wheat) and Bellis (6,000 tons of soybeans) will head to Israel. Two more dry cargo ships, Oris Sofi and Zelek Star, will deliver 5,900 tons of sunflower oil and 3,700 tons of peas to Turkiye.
Teams of inspectors are scheduled to inspect on Thursday five vessels bound for Ukrainian ports - Golden Yara, Irmgard, Simas, Lady Aillar, Queen Sara, and one outbound vessel - Kafkametler.
About 723,000 tons of food have already been exported from Ukraine thanks to the Black Sea Grain Initiative.