First cargo ships dock in Ukraine after Russia exits grain deal
Officials say the new Black Sea corridor will primarily be used to evacuate ships stuck in the Ukrainian ports of Chornomorsk, Odesa and Pivdennyi since the war broke out.
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00:00 Two cargo ships arriving in Odessa, Ukraine, despite the fact that Russia has withdrawn
00:05 from a wartime agreement designed to ensure safe grain exports from the invaded country's
00:10 ports.
00:11 Flying the Palau flag, these vessels are the first to load grain since the Kremlin abandoned
00:15 the pact and the establishment of a new temporary Black Sea corridor.
00:20 The Arroyate and Resilient Africa docked on Saturday at the Chornomorsk seaport.
00:25 Their mission?
00:26 Transport 20,000 tonnes of wheat to Africa and Asia.
00:30 This after Ukrainian reports that Moscow has intensified its attacks on port infrastructure
00:35 and grain silos in southern Odessa.
00:38 Ukrainian officials say Russian forces fired 10 cruise missiles and six Iranian-made Shahed
00:43 drones but all of them were shot down.
00:47 Meanwhile Russian authorities claim that overnight Saturday Ukrainian drones attacked the annexed
00:52 Crimea peninsula and several Russian regions.
00:57 [Whoosh]