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Ukraine for first time treats removal of grain from Russian-occupied territories as a war crime

Ukraine's Security Service and Prosecutor General's Office have notified a cargo ship captain of suspicion for transporting more than 54,000 metric tons of grain stolen from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories, the SBU reported on Oct. 19.

19 October, 02:57 PM

Ukraine harvests grain from 63% of projected area as average yield reaches 4.84 tons per hectare

Ukrainian farmers harvested 35.174 million metric tons of grains and legumes from 62.7% of the projected area, with an average yield of 4.84 tons per hectare, the Agriculture Ministry said on Oct. 6.

6 October, 01:39 PM

Estonia bans transit of Russian and Belarusian grain

Estonia has banned the transit of grain from Russia and Belarus through its territory, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna announced on Oct. 1.

1 October, 08:39 PM

Moldova rejects calls to restrict imports of Ukrainian grain

Moldova's government does not plan to impose restrictions on imports of Ukrainian grain despite calls from some local farmers to do so, UkrAgroConsult reported on Aug. 6.

6 August, 06:15 PM

Swedish court rules Russian cargo ship may be handed over to Ukraine

A Swedish court has ruled that Russian cargo ship Caffa, seized after transporting grain stolen from occupied Ukrainian territory, may be handed over to Kyiv, Reuters reported on June 5.

5 June, 11:41 PM

Hungary drops import ban on Ukrainian agricultural products

A Hungarian emergency decree that since 2023 barred imports of more than 20 categories of Ukrainian agricultural products, including grain; oilseeds; flour; poultry; and eggs, expired May 14, Latifundist.com reported on May 20.

20 May, 10:33 PM

Israel turns away Russian cargo of stolen Ukrainian grain

A ship loaded with grain stolen from Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine arrived in Turkey after Israel refused to allow it to unload, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk, said on May 15.

15 May, 09:09 PM

Little surprise Israel buys stolen grain from Russia, expert says

Israel is happy to accept Russian ships selling stolen Ukrainian grain because it never joined Western sanctions against Moscow, on top of the cargo being sold at a discount, Ihor Semyvolos, director of the Association of Middle East Studies, told NV Radio on April 28.

29 April, 07:52 PM

Israel accepted more than two Russian ships carrying stolen grain

Israel accepted several Russian ships loaded with agricultural cargo that was illegally taken from occupied Ukrainian territories, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said on April 28.

28 April, 10:16 PM

EU may sanction Israelis over ship with looted Ukrainian grain

The EU is considering sanctions on Israeli individuals and entities accused of helping Russia evade restrictions and is seeking details on Ukrainian grain allegedly looted by Moscow and imported into Israel, Haaretz reported on Apr. 28.

28 April, 06:55 PM

Israel allows Russian ship carrying stolen Ukrainian grain to leave

Israel has failed to detain a Russian cargo vessel carrying stolen Ukrainian grain while it was docked in Haifa, Axios correspondent Barak Ravid reported on April 16.

16 April, 09:12 PM

Ukraine’s SBU accuses tanker captain of exporting grain and oil from occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Security Service has notified the captain of a Russian “shadow fleet” vessel of suspicion for transporting grain and oil products from occupied Crimea, the agency said on Apr. 7.

7 April, 02:58 PM

Ex-agriculture minister Mykola Solskyi charged in 63 mln UAH grain fraud case

Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said authorities uncovered a scheme involving fictitious grain sales worth 63 million hryvnias in Kyiv Oblast, with a former agriculture minister among the suspects, he said on Telegram on March 27.

27 March, 07:44 PM

Russia stole 2 million tons of Ukrainian grain in 2025 for export – Sybiha

Russia illegally exported about 2 million tons of stolen Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea in 2025 for sale to other countries, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said at the Black Sea Security Conference in Chisinau on March 24.

24 March, 11:57 AM

Ukraine warns Turkey of Russian ship carrying stolen grain

Kyiv has notified the Turkish government of a cargo ship sailing across the Black Sea, carrying 6,000 tons of grain stolen from occupied Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said on Dec. 8.

8 December 2025, 11:38 PM

Russian military trucks spotted hauling stolen watermelons from occupied Ukrainian territory — photo

Russian invaders were seen transporting watermelons on military trucks from occupied Ukrainian territory, a local official said on Telegram on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 11:09 AM

Ukrainian farmers harvest early grains from 55% of planted area

Ukrainian farmers have harvested 24.8 mln tons of early grains and pulses from 6.1 million hectares, completing threshing on 55% of the planted area, the Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture reported on Aug. 15.

15 August 2025, 02:52 PM

Russia moves stolen grain from Zaporizhzhya and Kherson in broad daylight

Russian invaders are continuing to haul grain out of occupied parts of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya and Kherson oblasts, according to Petro Andryushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of Occupation on April 17.

17 April 2025, 11:58 AM

Romanian presidential candidate calls for ban on Ukrainian grain shipments

Former Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta wants to end the transit of Ukrainian agricultural produce through Romania’s Black Sea ports to “protect local farmers,” Ponta said on April 7.

7 April 2025, 08:34 PM

Russians caught exporting stolen Ukrainian grain

Russian forces continue to steal Ukrainian grain, transporting it in trucks from occupied territories, former Mariupol official Petro Andryuschenko reported on March 30.

30 March 2025, 03:17 PM

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