Twelve more grain ships leave Ukrainian ports

Twelve ships loaded with grain departed from Ukraine's Black Sea ports early on Sunday, September 4.

According to Ukrinform, Turkey's Ministry of Defense said this on Twitter.

"The shipment of grain at Ukrainian ports continues under the control of the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul. As of this morning, 12 more ships loaded with grain have left Ukrainian ports," the report said.

Ukraine's Ministry of Infrastructure reported earlier that as of September 1, more than 1.72 million tonnes of grain and foodstuffs had been exported from three Ukrainian ports under a grain deal.