Officials say the new Black Sea corridor will primarily be used to evacuate ships stuck in the Ukrainian ports of Chornomorsk, Odesa and Pivdennyi since the war broke out.
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00:00 Two cargo ships arriving in Odessa, Ukraine, despite the fact that Russia has withdrawn
00:05 from a wartime agreement designed to ensure safe grain exports from the invaded country's
00:10 ports.
00:11 Flying the Palau flag, these vessels are the first to load grain since the Kremlin abandoned
00:15 the pact and the establishment of a new temporary Black Sea corridor.
00:20 The Arroyate and Resilient Africa docked on Saturday at the Chornomorsk seaport.
00:25 Their mission?
00:26 Transport 20,000 tonnes of wheat to Africa and Asia.
00:30 This after Ukrainian reports that Moscow has intensified its attacks on port infrastructure
00:35 and grain silos in southern Odessa.
00:38 Ukrainian officials say Russian forces fired 10 cruise missiles and six Iranian-made Shahed
00:43 drones but all of them were shot down.
00:47 Meanwhile Russian authorities claim that overnight Saturday Ukrainian drones attacked the annexed
00:52 Crimea peninsula and several Russian regions.
00:57 [Whoosh]