Turkey received a ship with 17 thsd tons of grain from occupied Sevastopol

The Turkish authorities have allowed the GRUMANT (IMO: 9385879) vessel to enter the port of Iskenderun, carrying over 17,000 tons of wheat exported from occupied Sevastopol. This was reported by Kateryna Yaresko, a journalist with the SeaKrime investigative project of the Myrotvorets Center.

According to her, the vessel was accepted for unloading at the berth of the Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Plant in the port of Iskenderun. On board are 17.2 thousand tons of wheat, loaded on June 4-11 at berth No. 21 of the Avlita grain terminal in occupied Sevastopol.

As Yaresko notes, the Russian company Pallada is the exporter of the cargo, which, according to her, is systematically engaged in the export of grain from the occupied Ukrainian territories.

She recalled that during the previous voyage, the GRUMANT vessel was unable to unload in Turkey and was forced to head to Libya. However, this time, the Turkish side granted permission for the vessel to enter the port and carry out all necessary procedures.

“Although the berth belongs to a Russian company, it is the authorities that grant permission for the vessel to enter, carry out phytosanitary control, and accept customs payments. And Turkey knew for sure that the grain was stolen from Ukrainian territories,” Jaresko emphasized.

She also called on the Ukrainian authorities to respond to this case, calling the Turkish side’s decision to accept the vessel with the stolen grain a “shameful incident.”

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