A ship carrying wheat has left a Ukrainian port and was heading to Egypt, the second such trip since Russia reimposed its Black Sea blockade in July, a minister said Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Palau-flagged Aroyat vessel left Chornomorsk after being loaded with 17,600 tonnes of grain, Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ukraine is testing a new sea route that avoids international waters and follows those controlled by NATO members Bulgaria and Romania following Russia’s withdrawal from a UN-backed grain export deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A first ship carrying 3,000 tonnes of wheat left the same port earlier this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kubrakov said the destination for the first ship, the Resilient Africa, was Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyiv had earlier successfully sent several cargo ships along the new route, without transporting Ukrainian grain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russia has not hit the new pathway but it has stepped up attacks on Ukraine’s Black Sea port infrastructure after abandoning the grain deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ukrainian forces in turn have been aiming to undermine Moscow’s military control over the Black Sea, including with attacks on Russian-annexed Crimea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sevastopol, home to Russia’s Black Sea fleet, has been targeted by increasingly frequent drone and missile attacks, with Kyiv claiming to have damaged several Russian warships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Civilian maritime traffic was stopped on Friday in Sevastopol, Russian-installed authorities said, without providing details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Russia’s defence ministry announced Friday that it had shot down one guided missile and two drones that had targeted the peninsula.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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