Ukraine says Russian ship carrying stolen grain docked at Haifa, asks Israel to detain it |
Israel has allowed a Russian ship carrying stolen Ukrainian grain to dock in Haifa, Ukraine alleged Tuesday, reportedly asking Israel to stop the vessel from leaving the port.
The Russian vessel ABINSK was loaded by boats sailing from ports in Russian-occupied Ukraine, according to Ukrainian journalist Kateryna Yaresko of the Myrotvorets Center’s SeaKrime project.
Since Russia’s capture of swaths of agricultural land in Ukraine in early 2022, Kyiv has accused Moscow of illegally harvesting and shipping grain produced on occupied territory to third countries, often using vessels from a so-called shadow fleet.
Axios reported Tuesday that Ukrainian Ambassador Yevgen Korniychuk met with senior Israeli Foreign Ministry officials on March 27 and asked them to prevent the ship, apparently part of the shadow fleet, from docking in Israel.
As the ship was permitted to dock, Ukraine’s attorney general met Israel’s Ambassador to Kyiv Michael Brodsky on Tuesday to ask Israel to stop the vessel from leaving the port, according to the report.
Additionally, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa’ar to discuss the cargo, Kyiv said.
Israel has accepted a Russian vessel carrying stolen Ukrainian grain from temporarily occupied territories. This was reported by Kateryna Yaresko, a journalist for the SeaKrime project of the Myrotvorets Center. The Russian bulk carrier ABINSK was granted permission to enter the… pic.twitter.com/yOoTic9RFc — WarTranslated (@wartranslated) April 14, 2026
Israel has accepted a Russian vessel carrying stolen Ukrainian grain from temporarily occupied territories.........