Russian occupiers have stolen more than $1B worth of grain.

According to Bloomberg, Ukraine lost at least $1B of its wheat harvest due to the Russian occupation. It is noted that an analysis of NASA Harvest satellite images shows that almost six million tons of wheat were harvested in Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied by Russia. However, researchers note that it is difficult to trace the destination of this harvested grain. It is known that Russia has been exporting grain by sea, which was probably taken from the occupied territories to countries such as Libya and Iran. But it is difficult to estimate the volume of these exports since the cargo’s origin is hidden or falsified. At the official level, Russia denies the theft of grain from Ukraine, but there is an open declaration of grain transportation through occupied Ukrainian ports. According to a KSE estimate, $1.87B worth of agricultural products have been destroyed or stolen since the Russian invasion. This amount includes 2.8 million tons of grain and 1.2 million tons of oil crops.