Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 11/09/2026It’s harvest season in Ukraine, but in the first two weeks of August, Ukrainian grain exports were down 75% from the same period last year. Russia’s military blockade has effectively cut off Ukrainian ports from the Black Sea.🧵 4330140
Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 11/09/2026Ukraine is faced with few alternatives to export huge quantities of grain during the peak of the harvest. Overland routes, via Poland, Slovakia and Hungary have been severely reduced by bans introduced by those countries designed to protect local agriculture industry. 1499
Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 11/09/2026A third option - exporting grain via inland ports on the Danube River remains open. Far less grain can leave the country via this route and delays have occurred amid a shortage of personnel and critically low water levels. Satellite imagery shows a buildup of ships waiting near Danube river ports. 3516
