First cargo ships arrive in Ukrainian port after Russia’s exit from grain deal

The grain storage terminal at the Odesa Sea Port (Kostiantyn Liberov/AP)

Two cargo ships arrived in one of Ukraine’s ports over the weekend, using a temporary Black Sea corridor established by Kyiv following Russia’s withdrawal from a wartime agreement designed to ensure safe grain exports from the invaded country’s ports.

Two Palau-flagged bulk carriers – Aroyat and Resilient Africa – docked on Saturday at the sea port of Chornomorsk in the southern Odesa region, according to an online statement by the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority.