“The export of grain from Ukrainian ports could start tomorrow, August 1”. This was supported by Ibrahim Kalin, spokesman for the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, quoted by TASS. Turkey played a mediating role between the UN, Russia and Ukraine to unblock Ukrainian wheat exports until the agreement was signed just over a week ago in Istanbul. Vitaliy Kim, head of the regional military administration, denounces, on Telegram, the double bombing by the Russians “in the night” on the “city of Mykolaiv” during which two people were killed and two others were injured. Among the victims are Oleksiy Vadaturskyi, “owner of the largest grain trading company ‘Nibulon'” and his wife. “As a result of the bombing, various infrastructures were damaged. In particular, a hotel, a sports complex, two educational institutions and a gas station. Residential buildings were also affected,” the governor said. The Nibulon farm, based in Mykolaiv, whose owner was killed with his wife, specializes in the production and export of wheat, barley and maize and has its own fleet and shipyard. The first convoy of ships, which should leave tomorrow from Ukrainian ports, after reaching Turkish territorial waters on 3 August, will go to Somalia on a journey that could last up to a month and a half. This was announced by the Turkish media, citing sources from the wheat export coordination center. The ships will also be inspected in the port of Istanbul. Those who do not provide transparent information about ports and disable the movement signal will not be able to enter Turkish territorial waters.
Putin at the naval parade in St. Petersburg
Meanwhile, Russian President Putin participates in the parade of the Navy in St. Petersburg and warns that Russia “will firmly guarantee the protection of its maritime borders by all means”. During the celebrations, Putin signs the new Navy regulation which “delineates the borders and areas of Russia’s national interests”. “Russia’s new maritime doctrine – he explains – has been approved and we have openly designated the borders and areas of Russia’s vital national interests, both economic and strategic. First of all, these are our Arctic waters, the waters of the Black Sea. , Sea of Okhotsk and Bering Sea, the Baltic and the straits of the Kuril islands “and, he assures,” we will firmly protect them by all means “. Hence, he points out that “Navy capabilities are a key word”. “It is capable of rapidly opposing all those who dare to invade our sovereignty and our freedom and successfully and honorably carries out strategic tasks at the borders of our country and in any part of the world ocean”. Then, the Russian president announces that the handover of the Tsirkon hypersonic missile systems to Russian troops “will begin in the coming months”. “The frigate Admiral Gorshkov will be the first carrier of Tsirkon hypersonic missiles”, declared Putin, taken up by TASS. It is a powerful hypersonic cruise missile designed to neutralize major naval units including aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers. Putin is sailing aboard a presidential boat to review military ships in the naval parade taking place on the Neva River. At the opening of the event, Putin congratulated the sailors. This year, more than 40 combat ships, boats and submarines from Russian fleets from the North, Pacific, Baltic and Black Seas participate in the parade. The aerial part of the parade will involve more than 40 aircraft and helicopters of the Russian naval aviation and aerospace forces. Over 3,500 people participate in the parade.
The drone
Meanwhile, Moscow denounces this morning that an “armed drone attacked the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet General Staff in Sevastopol, Crimea, injuring at least five people”. This was made known by the governor of the peninsula, Mikhail Razvoziaiev. “This morning the Ukrainian nationalists have decided to ruin the day of the Russian Fleet”, which is celebrated today in Russia, the governor wrote on Telegram. The five wounded, he says, are all Navy employees. The drone, he says, would start firing once it entered the building’s courtyard. All the injured, he added, received medical assistance. The governor again writes that the FSB (Russian intelligence) is working to clarify the circumstances of the attack, which Moscow attributes to the Ukrainians. Razvozhaiev invites the people of Sevastopol to remain calm and decrees the cancellation of the events scheduled today in the city for the Day of the Russian Fleet. The drone that attacked the command of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol is an artisanal, “homemade” type and mounts “a low-powered explosive device, which was detonated in the courtyard of the building”. The five injured people, writes Tass, were hit by shattering of glass from the windows. It is therefore assumed that the drone was of the rotor type, modified for war use.
Source: Ansa
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