Four grain-laden ships left Ukraine’s Black Sea ports of Odessa and Chornomorsk on Sunday, authorities said, adding they were carrying about 170,000 tonnes of goods.
“The second convoy with Ukrainian deliveries has just left from the ports of Odessa and Chornomorsk: three ships from Chornomorsk and another from Odessa,” the Ministry of Infrastructure said on Telegram.
According to him, the four vessels in question are the Mustafa Necatithe Star Helenathe Glory and the Riva Wind with on board “about 170,000 tons of goods related to agriculture”.
The Joint Coordination Center (JCC), which oversees operations from Istanbul, announced on Saturday that five ships would depart from Ukrainian ports on Sunday, but kyiv announced only four.
On Saturday, a freighter arrived at the port of Chernomorsk, to load grain there for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
The blockage of millions of tonnes of cereals due to the war in Ukraine, one of the world’s main producers along with Russia, has caused food prices to soar in the poorest countries and raised fears of a food crisis. world.
Russia and Ukraine have signed two separate agreements, sponsored by Turkey and the United Nations, which allow the export of Ukrainian cereals despite the war and Russian agricultural products despite Western sanctions.
Several ships have already left Ukraine this week.
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