Ukraine says total of 165 grain ships have left Black Sea ports

Three ships loaded with more than 90,000 tonnes of wheat are on their way to Ethiopia and Yemen, as part of the United Nations World Food Programme.

Three Black Sea ports were reopened under a deal signed on July 22 by Moscow and Kyiv.

A total of 165 ships with 3.7m tonnes of agricultural products on board have left Ukraine under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to unblock Ukrainian sea ports, the Ukrainian infrastructure ministry has said. 

The ministry said that 10 ships with 169,300 tonnes of agricultural products were due to leave Ukrainian Black Sea ports yesterday.