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Ukraine says Russia stole ‘several hundred thousand tonnes’ of grain

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Published Sat, Apr 30, 2022 · 02:22 PM — Updated Thu, Dec 1, 2022 · 04:20 PM
    • Local resident Oksana Khvostenko, 47, stands near her house, which was heavily damaged during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine, April 29, 2022.
    • Local resident Oksana Khvostenko, 47, stands near her house, which was heavily damaged during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine, April 29, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS

    RUSSIAN forces have stolen “several hundred thousand tonnes” of grain in the areas of Ukraine they occupy, Ukraine’s deputy agriculture minister said on Saturday. Speaking to Ukrainian national TV, Taras Vysotskiy expressed concern that most of what he said was 1.5 million tonnes of grain stored in occupied territory could also be stolen by Russian forces. Ukraine’s foreign ministry accused Russia on Thursday of stealing grain in territory it has occupied, an act it said increased the threat to global food security. AFP

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