Shmyhal: 180,000 tons of stolen Ukrainian grain were exported through the port of Mariupol this year
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- Svitlana Ivanchenko
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14:18, 08 October, 2024
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, Photo: Government press serviceRussia continues to export stolen grain from the occupied territories through ports.
This was announced by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal during the opening of the Government meeting.
«Ukraine grows much more than it can consume. That is why we help countries on different continents. At the same time, Russia continues to use food as an element of aggression. Only through the port of Mariupol this year, the enemy took out more than 180 thousand tons of stolen Ukrainian grain,» informed the Prime Minister.
According to Denys Shmyhal, in January-September 2024, Ukrainian exports amounted to almost 100 million tons. This is 36% more than last year.
«In other words, in 9 months we exported the same amount as in the whole of last year. In monetary terms, this is $28.9 billion,» Shmyhal noted.
It will be recalled that NikVesti reported that Ukraine exported 1.18 million tons more grain crops than last year.