Ukrainian border guards off the coast of Odesa monitored vessels transporting grain through an alternative Black Sea export corridor established by Ukraine after Russia pulled out of a UN-backed deal. Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service inspected 3,500 cargo ships during 2023 and more than 100 cargo ships in January 2024. Kyiv shipped around 4.8 million metric tons of foodstuffs in December, mostly grain, from its Black Sea ports, surpassing for the first-time volumes achieved under the previous UN-sponsored corridor after Moscow quit that deal last July saying due to safeguarding concerns. Ukrainian officials cite effective use of drones against Russian navy ships and the recapturing of an island near the Danube delta as allowing Kyiv to establish the route that hugs the Black Sea coast from Odesa down through Romanian and Bulgarian waters.
Kyiv’s unexpected success in replacing a UN-backed Black Sea export deal with its own shipping scheme has brought relief for Ukrainian farmers and importing countries while representing a naval breakthrough for Ukraine’s military. #ukraine #russia
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