Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv calls on Israel to detain Russian ship carrying stolen grain
Ukraine has called on Israel to detain a Russian vessel that is believed to be carrying grain taken from occupied Ukrainian territory, escalating a diplomatic row over alleged wartime looting.
The Russian ship, ABINSK, is loaded with 43,765.18 tonnes of wheat, allegedly from the occupied territories of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian journalist Kateryna Yaresko and the SeaKrime project.
Foreign minister Andrii Sybiha raised the issue directly with his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Sa’ar, warning that the vessel docked at Port of Haifa forms part of Moscow’s wider war effort.
Sybiha stressed that the “illegal export of stolen agricultural products” must not be allowed to continue.
It comes as Ukrainian forces have retaken territory in an operation using only unmanned robots and drones, the first time this has happened since the start of the war.
Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian soldiers surrendered when confronted by army robots after an advance “carried out without infantry and without losses on our side”.
