Kyiv vows response as Russia ships stolen grain to multiple countries
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“Kyiv said there are also other countries buying its stolen grain from Russia-occupied territories.”
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Multiple independent sources (Euronews, IStories/OCCRP, and SeaKrime/Kateryna Yaresko) report that Ukraine has accused several countries of accepting grain stolen from occupied territories.
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— Ukraine is a unitary state and its system of government is a semi-presidential republic. Ukraine has a transition economy and has the lowest nominal GDP per capita in Europe as of 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine
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— Follow the latest news about the Russia Ukraine war. Find reports from the ground, verified videos, maps and expert analysis by BBC correspondents across the world.
https://www.bbc.com/news/war-in-ukraine
https://www.bbc.com/news/war-in-ukraine
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— 18 hours ago · Kremlin spokesperson plays down idea of quick resolution of conflict after president said he thought it was ‘coming to an end’ Vladimir Putin has said he thinks the Ukraine war is windi…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/10/vladimir-putin…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/10/vladimir-putin…
“Such shipments arrived in Turkey, Egypt, Algeria and some other countries.”
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Evidence from Euronews, IStories/OCCRP, and SeaKrime confirms shipments of stolen Ukrainian grain arrived in Egypt and Israel; Turkey is also mentioned in the context of the vessel Victoria V unloading in Tekirdag.
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— “This is the fourth instance of Russiaʼs grain laundering in Egyptian ports since April,” Sybiha said. Earlier in April, Israeli grain importer Zenziper postponed unloading the grain from the ship car…
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/05/kyiv-slams-egy…
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/05/kyiv-slams-egy…
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— A Russian company that purchases grain from occupied territories in Ukraine has supplied over 20,000 tons of wheat to Egypt, according to an investigation by IStories and OCCRP. Previously, it was unk…
https://d1dbnh1qf8gxuc.cloudfront.net/en/stories/2025/02/05/…
https://d1dbnh1qf8gxuc.cloudfront.net/en/stories/2025/02/05/…
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— Ships with Ukrainian grain stolen by Russia are being unloaded in Israeli ports — the first to write about this was “SeaKrime" project investigator Kateryna Yaresko.
https://babel.ua/en/texts/126680-kateryna-yaresko-was-the-fi…
https://babel.ua/en/texts/126680-kateryna-yaresko-was-the-fi…
“Panama-flagged bulk carrier Asomatos docked in Egypt on Tuesday, reportedly carrying over 25,000 tonnes of wheat loaded in Feodosia in Russia-annexed Crimea.”
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Two separate web search results explicitly confirm that the vessel 'Asomatos' unloaded approximately 26,900 tons of stolen Ukrainian wheat in Abu Qir, Egypt, and that the grain originated from Feodosia.
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— Flag of Feodosia.Feodosiya[1]), also called in English Theodosia (from Greek: Θεοδοσία), is a city on the Crimean coast of the Black Sea. Feodosia serves as the administrative center of Feodosia Munic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feodosia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feodosia
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— The vessel "Asomatos" was allowed to unload 26.9 thousand tons of stolen Ukrainian wheat at the Egyptian port of Abu Qir. This is the fourth case of Russia laundering stolen Ukrainian grain in Egyptia…
https://unn.ua/en/news/egypt-accepted-the-vessel-asomatos-wi…
https://unn.ua/en/news/egypt-accepted-the-vessel-asomatos-wi…
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— The sanctioned vessel “Asomatos” unloaded 26 900 tons of stolen Ukrainian wheat in Abu Kir, Egypt. This was reported by Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Sybiha.
https://babel.ua/en/news/126728-the-asomatos-vessel-unloaded…
https://babel.ua/en/news/126728-the-asomatos-vessel-unloaded…
“Another vessel, the Russia-flagged Victoria, had departed from Mariupol earlier this month and then unloaded over 7,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat from temporarily occupied territory in Egypt.”
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Yahoo News Canada and reports from Kateryna Yaresko (SeaKrime) both confirm the Russia-flagged vessel Victoria departed from Mariupol and unloaded wheat in Egypt.
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— The casualties in the Russo-Ukrainian war include six deaths during the 2014 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, 14,200–14,400 military and civilian deaths during the war in Donbas, and be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Russo-Ukrain…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Russo-Ukrain…
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— The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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— On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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“The vessel [Victoria] is under Ukrainian sanctions.”
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While the claim appears in the primary narrative, the provided evidence for sanctions is generic or refers to other vessels. One search result mentions a list of sanctioned vessels but does not explicitly confirm 'Victoria' is on that specific list in the snippet provided, and another source says a different 'VICTORIA' is not risky.
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— The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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— Victoria Volodymyrivna Roshchyna (Ukrainian: Вікторія Володимирівна Рощина; 6 October 1996 – 19 September 2024) was a Ukrainian journalist who reported on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Siege…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Roshchyna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Roshchyna
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— Victoria Spartz (née Kulheyko; born October 6, 1978) is a Ukrainian-born American politician and businesswoman who is the U.S. representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district. Spartz is a memb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Spartz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Spartz
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“President (El-Sisi) informed me that Egypt will no longer accept grain exported by Russia from our temporarily occupied territories”
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Two independent web search results confirm that President Zelensky stated President El-Sisi informed him that Egypt would no longer accept grain exported by Russia from occupied Ukrainian territories.
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— Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi (born 19 November 1954) is an Egyptian politician and retired military officer who is the 6th president of Egypt since 2014.
After the 2011 Egyptian revolutio…
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— Alaa Ahmed Seif al Islam Abd El-Fattah (Arabic: علاء أحمد سيف الإسلام عبد الفتاح, IPA: [ʕæˈlæːʔ ˈæħmæd ˈseːf ʕæbdelfatˈtæːħ]), known professionally as Alaa Abd El-Fattah (Arabic: علاء عبد الفتاح; born…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaa_Abd_El-Fattah
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— Mahmoud Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi (Arabic: محمود عبد الفتاح سعيد حسين خليل السيسي; born 1982) is the deputy head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate and the son of Egyptia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_el-Sisi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_el-Sisi
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“Egypt is the world's largest wheat importer, and the biggest buyer of Russian wheat.”
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Al Jazeera and other web sources explicitly state that Egypt is the world's biggest importer of wheat. Its status as a top buyer of Russian wheat is corroborated by the context of the trade volumes mentioned.
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— INTERACTIVE- Russian and Ukrainian wheat export. In 2019, Egypt, Turkey and Bangladesh bought more than half of Russia’s wheat. Egypt is the world’s biggest importer of wheat.Ukraine is the fifth larg…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/17/infographic-russia-…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/17/infographic-russia-…
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— Egypt is the world’s largest importer of wheat. It imports a total of 12 to 13 million tons every year. With a population of 105 million, growing at a rate of 1.9% a year, Egypt has become increasingl…
https://theconversation.com/russia-ukraine-crisis-poses-a-se…
https://theconversation.com/russia-ukraine-crisis-poses-a-se…
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— The Global Importance of Wheat. With more than 120 countries cultivating it, wheat is the second most produced grain in the world after corn.Where Does the Wheat Go? Major wheat-importing countries in…
https://www.seair.co.in/blog/biggest-wheat-exporter.aspx
https://www.seair.co.in/blog/biggest-wheat-exporter.aspx
“According to estimates from rail carrier Rusagrotrans, it [Egypt] has bought about 7.6 million tonnes of Russian grain so far this season”
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The National explicitly cites rail carrier Rusagrotrans estimating that Egypt purchased about 7.6 million tonnes of Russian grain this season.
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— Rail carrier Rusagrotrans estimates that Egypt has purchased about 7.6 million tonnes of Russian grain so far this season – having bought about the same amount last year.
https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/04/02/russia-…
https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/04/02/russia-…
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— Ukrainian #corn exports have surpassed 28 million tonnes in the current season. Comparing this with last year's figures, the overall shipments by June 16 amounted to 47.49 million tonnes, including 2.…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/atria-brokers-lp_egypt-led-ru…
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— Egypt and Iran followed with 8.7 million tons and 7 million tons respectively. Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh also increased their imports of Russian grain. Russia exported a record 55.4 million tons of …
https://www.tridge.com/news/exporters-named-turkey-the-main-…
https://www.tridge.com/news/exporters-named-turkey-the-main-…
“On 2 April, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow and Cairo were exploring plans to create a joint “grain and energy hub” on Egyptian territory.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the announcement of a 'grain and energy hub' on April 2.
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