The ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Pivdennyi are being prepared for the export of Ukrainian

grain, and vessels  will move to them by forming a caravan.

"Due to the signing of the Initiative on the export of grain and related food products by sea on July 22, 2022 the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi are being prepared for the renewal of work. Taking into account the above metioned, we inform you that the arrival and departure of vessels to the indicated seaports will be carried out by forming a caravan, which will be accompanied by the main ship," the message reads.

In order to draw up plans for the formation of caravans, applications for the inclusion of ships are requested to be sent to the e-mail address lon@ods.uspa.gov.ua.

As Ukrinform reported, an agreement was signed in Istanbul on July 22 as a result of a four-way meeting between Ukraine, Turkey, the United Nations and Russia, according to which grain and other foodstuffs will be exported from Ukrainian ports.

Two mirror agreements in tripartite format were signed. The Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov signed from Ukraine, Secretary General Antonio Guterres from the UN, and Defense Minister Hulusi Akar from Turkey.

The day after the signing of the agreement, the Russian invaders attacked the Odesa sea trading port with Kalibr cruise missiles. Two missiles were shot down by anti-aircraft defense forces, two more hit the port's infrastructure facilities.

Kubrakov said that despite the shelling of the Odesa port, Ukraine is preparing to start exporting grain.

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