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The bulk carrier ship Brave Commander has left the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi, carrying the first cargo of humanitarian food aid bound for Africa from Ukraine since Russia’s invasion, maritime tracking data showed on Tuesday. Four other ships also left Ukrainian ports under a UN-brokered deal, said Turkey. Follow FRANCE 24’s live coverage of the Ukraine crisis. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
8:03am: Russia’s Black Sea fleet ‘struggling to exercise’ sea control, says UK
Russia’s Black Sea fleet is “struggling to exercise effective sea control” with surface vessels still locked in an extremely defensive posture, according to the daily UK military intelligence briefing posted on Twitter.
Russian patrols are generally limited to waters within sight of the Crimean coast with the Black Sea fleet primarily using long-range cruise missiles to support ground offensives, the statement added.
Turkey says five more grain ships leave Ukrainian ports
7:28am: Turkey says five more grain ships leave Ukrainian ports
Five more ships have left Ukrainian ports carrying corn and wheat, three from Chornomorsk and two from Pivdennyi, under a UN-brokered grain export deal, says Turkey’s defence ministry.
It added that four more ships bound for Ukraine were to be inspected on Tuesday by the joint co-ordination centre, set up by Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Nations in Istanbul.
One of the ships leaving on Tuesday was the Brave Commander, carrying the first cargo of humanitarian food aid bound for Africa from Ukraine since Russia’s invasion, Refinitiv Eikon data showed.
6:35am: Brave Commander bound for Africa leaves Ukrainian port
The ship Brave Commander has left the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi, carrying the first cargo of humanitarian food aid bound for Africa from Ukraine since Russia’s…
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