Over 230 grain ships have sailed from Ukraine since UN deal 

Ukraine said nine ships with 345,300 tonnes of agricultural products had left Black Sea ports on Tuesday

A  cargo ship loads Ukrainian grain in a port in Ukraine's Odesa region. Picture: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP

A total of 231 ships with 5.3m tonnes of agricultural products on board have left Ukraine so far under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to unblock Ukrainian sea ports, the Ukrainian infrastructure ministry said on Tuesday. 

The ministry said nine ships with 345,300 tonnes of agricultural products had left Ukrainian Black Sea ports on Tuesday, including capsize ship Marian Excellence, loaded with 115,000 tonnes of food.