Russia found transporting 180,000 tons of stolen Ukrainian grain through occupied Maripuol
Source: Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal
On Tuesday, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal revealed that since Feb.24, 2022, Russian troops have transported at least 180,000 tons of stolen Ukrainian grain through the port in occupied Mariupol.
“Russia continues to use food as a weapon in its aggression. Just through Mariupol this year, the enemy has exported over 180,000 tons of looted Ukrainian grain. The occupation forces are robbing temporarily held territories to fund their war of conquest. Clearly, Russian economic terrorism will be one of the key focuses in the work of a special tribunal investigating Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine,” said the prime minister.
According to earlier reports , Russian forces also removed approximately 500,000 tons of grain from the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia region plan to walk away from 200,000 tons. The grain and other crops are being transported from occupied areas of Zaporizhzhia to Crimea and Russia for further export.
Currently, 80% of the region’s 1.8 million hectares of arable land is either under occupation or in a combat zone.
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