Ukrainian authorities have seized a foreign cargo vessel accused of transporting stolen grain from Crimea, in a joint operation carried out by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and the State Border Guard Service (SBGS).
The ship was intercepted in the internal waters of the Black Sea, Ukraine announced.
Investigators confirmed that the ship had loaded around 5,000 tons of wheat from the port of Sevastopol at the end of 2024.
Sevastopol is located in Crimea, which Ukraine continues to regard as a temporarily occupied part of its southern territory.
To hide the grain’s true origin, the vessel operated under the flag of one of the Asian countries-a tactic authorities say is commonly used by Russia’s “shadow feet”.
During the search operation, Ukrainian forces found documents, navigational equipment, and other physical evidence linking the ship and its crew to the illegal transportation of Ukrainian agricultural products.
The vessel was immediately arrested, and its crew
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