BEIRUT, 19 August 2022, (TON): Kyiv’s embassy in Beirut said “a Russian cargo ship allegedly carrying stolen Ukrainian grain has reached Syria, the latest in a series of contested shipments arriving in the war-torn country.”
The embassy said in a statement “according to our information, SV KONSTANTIN has docked in Syria.”
It said “he ship was carrying grains that were plundered and illegally transported by the Russian occupation authorities.”
It added that the vessel was initially destined for the Lebanese port of Tripoli.
Ukraine has repeatedly accused Russian forces of ransacking its grain warehouses since they invaded the country in late February.
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