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First Ukrainian grain ship leaves
Odesa under brokered deal
KYIV, UKRAINE - The first ship carrying
Ukrainian grain under a deal brokered
by Turkey and the United Nations
left the port of Odesa on Aug. 1, with
26,000 tonnes of corn destined for Lebanon,
The Associated Press reported.
The food security of millions of people
is at stake as more than 20 million tonnes
of grain sit in Ukrainian silos at the Black
Sea port of Odesa and ships are stranded
due to the Russian blockade that began
with its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Russia and Ukraine signed separate
agreements on July 22 with Turkey and
the UN clearing the way for Ukraine to
export grain and other agricultural goods
while allowing Russia to export grain and
fertilizers.
" The first grain ship since Russian
aggression has left port, " said Ukraine's
Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr
Kubrakov on Twitter, posting a video of
the long vessel sounding its horn as it
slowly headed out to sea.
Posting separately on Facebook, Mr.
Kubrakov said Ukraine is the fourth-largest
corn exporter in the world, " so the
possibility of exporting it via ports is a
colossal success in ensuring global food
security. "
In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry
Peskov called the ship's departure
" very positive, " saying it would help test
the " efficiency of the mechanisms that
were agreed during the talks in Istanbul, "
according to The Associated Press.
The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship
Razoni left Odesa carrying corn for Lebanon.
Lebanon mostly imports wheat from
Ukraine but also buys its corn to make
cooking oil and to produce animal feed.
The Turkish defense ministry said
Nibulon CEO killed following aerial
bombardment in Ukraine
MYKOLAIV, UKRAINE - An adviser to
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky
told the Kyiv Post that Oleksiy Vadatursky,
chief executive officer of Nibulon, was
an intended target during Russia's aerial
bombardment of Mykolaiv, a city in southern
Ukraine.
Mr. Vadatursky and his wife, Raisa,
were killed when a missile struck their
home on the evening of July 31. Mr.
Vadatursky in 1991 was the founder of
Nibulon, one of the country's largest
agricultural companies and a major
player in the global grain industry.
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Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Mr.
Zelensky, told the Post the bombing of Mr.
Vadatursky's home was no accident.
" Vadatursky was one
of the largest farmers in
the country, a key person
in the region and a large
employer, " Mr. Podolyak
told the Post. " The accurate
hitting of the missile, not
just in the house, but in a
specific wing - the bedroom
- leaves no doubts about the
guidance and adjustment of
other ships also would depart Ukraine's
ports through the safe corridors in line
with deals signed in Istanbul on July 22
but did not elaborate.
Ukraine's infrastructure ministry
said 16 more ships, all blocked since the
beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion
of Ukraine on Feb. 24, were waiting their
turn in the ports of Odesa.
As part of the deal, officials from Russia
and Ukraine agreed there would be
no attacks on ships moving through the
Black Sea to Turkey's Bosphorus Strait
and on to markets.
A Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) for
Ukrainian grain exports was opened July
27. The JCC will monitor the movement of
commercial vessels to ensure compliance
with the initiative, focus on exporting
bulk commercial grain and related food
commodities only, ensure the on-site
control and monitoring of cargo from
Ukrainian ports, and report on shipments
facilitated through the initiative.
Ukraine is a major grain exporter, last
year supplying 11% of the world's wheat
exports, 12% of corn exports and 43%
of sunflower oil exports. Since Russia
invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, a naval blockade
has prevented Ukraine from shipping
grain out of its southern ports.
With one of the world's biggest grain
exporters on the sideline, global grain
and food prices have soared during the
last five months. MBN
the impact. Once again: Vadatursky was
made a specific target. "
The attack, which caused damage
throughout the city, came nine days after
Russia and Ukraine signed a brokered
agreement that would ease Russia's
naval blockade of Ukrainian's Black Sea
ports and allow the country's grain to be
shipped.
Nibulon, which has
Vadatursky
an annual turnover of
approximately $700 million,
is among the 20 largest
companies in Ukraine. In
recent years prior to the
Russia-Ukraine war, which
began Feb. 24, Nibulon was
exporting nearly 1 million
tonnes of grain per year. MBN
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