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bellingcat.comRussia’s Smuggled Grain Finds New Market in Saudi Arabia - bellingcatNew grain route identified from sanctioned Crimean port that Russia is eyeing in latest peace deal.

Alongside Lloyd’s List, we reported that the bulk carrier Krasnodar (IMO 9296781) had shipped grain from occupied Ukraine to Saudi Arabia in late 2025. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...

bellingcat.comRussia’s Grain Smuggling Fleet Continues Undeterred - bellingcatBellingcat has identified yet another Russian-flagged vessel exporting grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen.

We also mapped the now EU-sanctioned vessel Irtysh’s (IMO: 9664976) journey from the sanctioned Port of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10... youtube.com/shorts/OrTUa...

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Five other vessels Bellingcat has tracked using AIS and satellite analysis were sanctioned by the EU in 2025. The US Department of Treasury has sanctioned a further vessel we have reported on. home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...

youtube.comHow Russian Ships Hide Their JourneysYouTube video by Bellingcat

Despite these measures, the grain smuggling operations still appear to be active around ports in occupied Crimea. eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025... youtube.com/shorts/GUyI0...