Ukraine said on October 27 that it has exported 1.3 million tons of products through a Black Sea corridor, despite Russian threats against ships using it. Ukraine set up the corridor between its Black Sea ports and the Bosphorus in August, weeks after Russia refused to renew a deal that had allowed the safe export of grain. Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said that a total of 62 vessels have used the entry corridor and 37 have already exported more than 1.3 million tons of Ukrainian products. Four ships currently are en route and 11 are in Odesa for loading, he added.
