Adventure exploration? Ukraine unilaterally announces the establishment of a "humanitarian corridor" humanitarian | corridor | Udan
According to Reuters, Ukraine announced the establishment of a "humanitarian corridor" on August 10th, allowing dozens of cargo ships stranded in the country's ports to enter the Black Sea.
The report suggests that Ukraine's move can test its ability to reopen sea routes under current circumstances. Russia, which withdrew from the Black Sea food agreement last month, is now attempting to re blockade Ukrainian ports.
Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Oleg Chareh said, "Today, a new humanitarian corridor has been launched."
He said, "This corridor will be very transparent, and we will install cameras on the ship and play them to show that this is a purely humanitarian mission with no military purpose."
According to reports, the Ukrainian Navy stated in a statement that the Ukrainian side has submitted the route to the International Maritime Organization.
The Ukrainian Navy stated that these routes will mainly be applicable to civilian ships stranded in three Ukrainian ports, namely Black Sea Village, Odessa, and Pivchenne, since the outbreak of the conflict in February last year.
The report pointed out that Chareh did not specify whether he had reached an agreement with the Russian side on this corridor.
A German grain trader told Reuters that the Russian Ministry of Defense had previously announced that starting from July 20th, Russia will consider all ships bound for Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea as potential military transport ships, and the countries to which such ships fly flags will be considered involved in the Ukrainian conflict.