# Russian captain charged over stolen Ukrainian grain shipments

https://mins.news/en/item/106600

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-19 16:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russian-captain-charged-with-stealing-ukrainian-grain-from-occupied-territories-2/

> Ukraine has charged a Russian cargo ship captain in absentia over the alleged illegal transport of more than 54,000 metric tons of grain taken from occupied Ukrainian territories. Prosecutors said this is the first time such conduct will be treated as a war crime. The ship made two voyages from Sevastopol to Latakia, Syria, in 2022 and 2023.

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