Grain deal: over 70 ships waiting for approval to enter Ukrainian ports

Seventy-six ships are waiting in line to enter three Ukrainian ports, and the day before, three ships left with Ukrainian grain for countries in need of food aid.

Odesa governor's office spokesman Serhii Bratchuk reported this in a comment to Radio Svoboda.

The official said three ships left Ukrainian ports on Monday, November 21.

"They transport 90,428 tons of grain and other food as part of the Black Sea Grain Initiative," Bratchuk said.

The spokesman added that three dry cargoes passed through the humanitarian corridor on Monday and are heading to Ukrainian ports.

"76 ships are awaiting permission to enter the ports of Ukraine, and 33 loaded dry cargoes are being prepared for inspection in Turkish territorial waters to proceed to their destinations," Bratchuk summarized.

We will remind you that within the "grain initiative," eight ships loaded with 342 thousand tons of agricultural products for the countries of Africa, Asia, and Europe left the ports of Great Odesa in two days.

As Rubryka reported, Istanbul agreed to extend the "grain corridor" work to export food from three Ukrainian seaports for another 120 days.

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On October 29, russia's ministry of defense announced that the russian federation was suspending its participation in the "grain agreement." It was said that the cause was a "terrorist attack" against the Black Sea Fleet ships and civilian vessels.

We will remind you that on November 2, russia announced a return to the "grain agreement."

The aggressors' ministry of defense said that russia had received "written guarantees" from Ukraine regarding the non-use of the grain corridor for hostilities against the russian federation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine rejected the russian president's statement that Ukraine allegedly took some new obligations regarding implementing the "grain agreement."