Ship carrying looted Ukrainian grain impounded in Black Sea
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Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:49:45 +0300
The Security Service of Ukraine SSU and the State Border Guard Service SBGS have impounded a foreign vessel in the Black Sea for illegally transporting Ukrainian agricultural products stolen from temporarily occupied territories to third countries.
Source SSU Details Sources told Ukrainska Pravda that the vessel in question is called Anka.
Ukrainian investigators have determined that the detained vessel is part of Russias shadow fleet, used for selling stolen Ukrainian grain to third countries.
In late 2024, the bulk carrier exported 5,000 tonnes of wheat from the port of Sevastopol, taken from the temporarily occupied territories in Ukraines south.
The SBGS reports that the vessel flew the flag of an Asian country to conceal the cargos origin.
During the search, shipping equipment, ship documentation and other material evidence linking the vessel and its crew to the illegal transport scheme have been seized.
The vessel has been impounded and the crew has been detained.
A pretrial investigation is currently underway.
Background Ukraines National Asset Recovery and Management Agency ARMA has sold the seized Russian oil tanker Nika Spirit via the Prozorro.Sale electronic auction platform.
The tanker was sold for UAH 6.4 million approximately US154,000, significantly above its estimated value of UAH 2.4 million around US57,400.
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