Analysts Russia were moving troops and equipment towards the port to stave off aUkraine counterattack.
An international trade intended to procure approximately 20 million tons of grain from Ukraine to feed the millions of starving poor in parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The loaded ship was scheduled to depart Chornomorsk and Odessa on Monday.
Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations last month announced plans to create a seaway to allow cargo ships to navigate safely out of ports blocked by Russian forces and through waters mined by Ukrainian forces. signed the agreement. Implementation of the four-month contract has progressed slowly since the first ship boarded last Monday.
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During the last four months of the war, Russia has focused on occupying the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine. - Moscow's separatists have ruled some areas during her eight years as a self-proclaimed republic. Russian forces have been making gradual advances in areas bordering Russia, launching missile and rocket attacks to curb the movement of Ukrainian fighters elsewhere.
In this one day, five civilians were killed in Russian and separatist firing on cities in the Donetsk region, still part of Donbass under Ukrainian control, he said. Regional Governor Serhiy Haidai reported. He and Ukrainian government officials have repeatedly urged civilians to evacuate the province.
In an analysis over the weekend, the UK Ministry of Defense said the Russian invasion, which began on 24 February, was "entering a new phase." Extends to Kherson.
Kherson, located on the Dnieper River near the mouth of the Black Sea, fell under Russian control early in the war and Ukrainian authorities vowed to retake it. It is located 227 kilometers from the United States, so any escalating conflict there could affect the international grain trade.
Daily rockets from Russian forces Received and closer to Odessa. Vitaly Kim, governor of the Mykolaiv region, said an industrial facility on the outskirts of the regional capital opened fire early Sunday morning.
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Saturday, Russia The military has launched airstrikes. It fired artillery and redistributed other weapons as part of an attempt to defend positions in occupied territory, according to the War Research Institute, a Washington think tank.
Quoting local Ukrainian officials, the institute said the Russians "continue to accumulate large amounts of military equipment" in a town across the Dnieper from Kherson. The preparations appeared designed to protect logistical routes to the city and establish defensive positions on the left bank of the river, the think tank said.
Ukrainian officials initially He was skeptical of grain export agreements. This was based on suspicions that Moscow would use its transport operations for a large offshore force, as well as sending long-range missiles from the Black Sea. war. A deal approved last month calls for ships to leave Ukraine under military escort and undergo inspection.
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Ships leave Ukraine under agreement Three countries and UN officials are inspected by a team of Incoming vessels are checked to ensure they are not carrying weapons.
The three cargo ships that departed on Friday are scheduled to transit Turkey's Bosphorus on Sunday after passing inspections, according to the Joint Coordination Center, which is in charge of managing the trade. Her Navi Star, a Panama-flagged vessel carrying 33,000 tons of grain to Ireland, had completed inspections and was preparing to sail.
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Watch the arrival of the Polanet, a Turkish-flagged vessel bound for Turkey, and the Rojen, a Maltese-flagged vessel bound for England. I was waiting. already checked. The vessel carried over 25,000 tons of corn and was awaiting inspection.
The Joint Coordination Center said three of the carriers authorized to leave Ukraine on Monday, namely Glory, Star Helena and Riva Wind, were all launched in the Marshall Islands. said it transported more than 171,000 tons of corn in total. Glory will head to Istanbul, Star Helena to Nantong, China, and Riva Wind to the Mediterranean port of Iskenderun, Turkey.
The Liberian-flagged tanker Mustafa Necati is her fourth vessel, carrying more than 6,600 tons of sunflower oil to Monopoli, Italy.
The Center also said the Liberian-flagged Osprey S will head to the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk on Monday, confirming the first vessel to call under the agreement. A maritime traffic tracking site showed the ship north of the Black Sea entrance to the Bosporus, where it was waiting to be boarded by an inspection team.
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