Ukraine grain ship leaves Black Sea port despite Russian threat

This photograph shows the vessel Resilient Afrika, carrying three thousands tons of wheat, leaving the Black Sea Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk, Odesa region towards the Bosphorus on September 19, 2023. - Ukraine said on September 19, 2023 a cargo ship carrying grain had left a southern Black Sea port despite a Russian threat to treat civilian vessels there as potential military targets. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) / “The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Oleksandr GIMANOV has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [STR] instead of [Oleksandr Gimanov]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.”

This photograph shows the vessel Resilient Afrika, carrying three thousands tons of wheat, leaving the Black Sea Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk, Odesa region towards the Bosphorus on September 19, 2023. – Ukraine said on September 19, 2023 a cargo ship carrying grain had left a southern Black Sea port despite a Russian threat to treat civilian vessels there as potential military targets. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) / “The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Oleksandr GIMANOV has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [STR] instead of [Oleksandr Gimanov]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.”

Ukraine said on Tuesday a cargo ship carrying grain had left a southern Black Sea port despite a Russian threat to treat civilian vessels there as potential military targets.
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Moscow levied the warning after this summer leaving an agreement brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to allow maritime exports from Ukraine. But Kyiv created a naval corridor that several cargo ships have used.

“The vessel Resilient Africa with 3,000 tons of wheat has left the port of Chornomorsk and is heading towards the Bosphorus,” Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kurakov said on social media.
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He specified that the ship had also entered the Ukrainian port several weeks earlier via the newly established corridor, alongside one other vessel that Kurakov said would soon depart for Egypt.

In July, Russia scuppered the key deal that guaranteed safe passage for grain shipments from three Ukrainian ports, and stepped up attacks on Ukraine’s port infrastructure.
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