Ukraine grain corridor blocked by russians again, no inspections held on April 11

On Tuesday, April 11, russia repeatedly blocked the grain corridor, Yurii Vaskov, Ukraine’s deputy minister responsible for seaports and maritime, told The Guardian.

According to him, the Ukrainian side provided the names of three vessels in line with the agreement. However, the russians crossed out the names and provided other ships that arrived from the current queue of 50. As a result, none of the ships was allowed to continue moving towards the ports of Big Odesa, which means a de facto blockade by moscow.

"Today we are in a critical situation. The russians have breached the terms of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. They decided to unilaterally change the plans of Ukrainian ports. This is unacceptable," Yurii Vaskov commented.

The Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) confirmed that they were unable to conduct inspections on April 11 as the parties needed more time to reach an agreement on operational priorities. Regular inspections are scheduled to resume on Wednesday, April 12.

As of today, there are 50 vessels waiting to move to the Ukrainian ports, the JCC message reads.

The terrorist state russia blocked the grain corridor earlier this month, on April 6. Inspections resumed on April 7.

Since the opening of the grain corridor on August 1, 2022, the Black Sea Grain Initiative has enabled the export of more than 27,6 mln t of Ukrainian agri-food commodities worldwide.