"We would like to announce a temporary suspension of ships arriving and departing from ports in Ukraine. The suspension comes into effect on October 26 and may be extended," said Kiev-based consulting firm Barva Invest on October 26.
According to Barva Invest, a Ukrainian agricultural company, the suspension was actually implemented two days ago at the request of the Kiev military. The reason was the threat from the activities of the Russian air force in the region.
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had dispatched Russian fighter jets carrying Kinzhal missiles to patrol the Black Sea.
Ukraine suspends newly established grain corridor in the Black Sea. (Photo: Reuters).
Meanwhile, British maritime security company Ambrey said that the Ukrainian Port Authority issued a statement late on October 25, saying that “ships will not be allowed to move along the Black Sea corridor on October 26, 2023” due to security concerns.
“On October 25, Ambrey informed customers that the Russian Air Force dropped at least four objects, possibly mines, in the Ukrainian grain corridor transit area near Snake Island, Ukraine,” the statement said.
It is known that since last August, Ukraine opened a new corridor on the Black Sea to try to restore grain exports by sea.
About 700,000 tons of grain left Ukrainian ports via this sea route.
The corridor was opened after Moscow refused to extend a United Nations-brokered grain corridor deal in July.
Previously, in July 2022, the United Nations and Türkiye mediated a Black Sea grain deal between Russia and Ukraine. The agreement was aimed at easing the global food crisis by allowing safe export of Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea.
According to the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul, the Black Sea grain deal has allowed three Ukrainian ports to export 33 million tons of grain and other food to the world, with more than half of that going to developing countries.
Kong Anh (Source: Reuters)
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