INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The scale of Russian grain theft in occupied Ukraine likely constitutes the war crimes of starvation and pillage, a new report by the Global
southern regions and the involvement of sanctioned, Kremlin-linked figures is further evidence of preparations to use stolen Ukrainian grain
agricultural infrastructure by Russian and affiliated actors, as part of a sophisticated pre-planned effort to abstract resources from
September, Ukrainian politician Anton Korynevych accused Russia of genocide on multiple charges
February 2022 invasion temporarily removed Ukraine from the supply chain, exacerbating an already severe food crisis in these countries.In
company OZK.Grain elevator in the occupied Zaporizhzhya region
Alexander Polegenko / TASS The United States sanctioned OZK and its director Nikita Busel in February 2023 for their role in redirecting
Ukrainian grain to Russia.Railways linking occupied Luhansk with the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don have been rebuilt, enabling stolen grain
A video from June 2022 shows him overseeing the departure of a goods train from the Starobilsky grain hub
Customs officials tagged the 13-wagon train bearing 650 tons of Ukrainian grain as it left for Rostov.Personal intrigues have also rocked
an S-300 missile struck their house in Mykolaiv
Russia denies targeting civilians.Ukrainian farmers first reported grain thefts in March 2022, but there is evidence that plans for mass
transit of plundered grain by sea began before the invasion.Sanctioned Russian firm Crane Marine Contractors (CMS), which normally supplies
ships visited Turkish ports in 2022, and the Matros Posynich has also been spotted in Syria
Grain was also brought to the annexed peninsula by road, as the new report highlights
AFPInvestigators analyzed job adverts posted on Telegram by Russian logistics companies and found that Russia struggled to find enough
captured grain facilities were owned by private Ukrainian companies like Nibulon and Agrotron, there is strong evidence that the war crime
restoration ministry for comment.
