The first ship with Ukrainian grain is due to arrive in Turkey on August 3, writes CNN Turk. 16 ships must enter the caravan. It is indicated that the ships will be tracked by drones and satellites from the moment they are sent..

The first stop of the caravan should be Istanbul. It is indicated that after the opening of the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul, news was received about the loading of the first vessel. The first ship in Turkish territorial waters is expected on August 3.

According to media reports, at the initiative of Ankara, the first ships with grain will go to African countries that are in danger of starvation.. In this context, it is expected that the ship that will leave the port of Odessa will arrive in Somalia. UN officials said the ship's journey to Somalia could take up to a month and a half.

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On July 22, in Istanbul, at the proposal of the United Nations, Ukraine, Turkey and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres signed the Initiative for the safe transportation of grain and food from the Ukrainian ports of Odessa, Chornomorsk and Yuzhny.

On July 29, it became known that 17 vessels had already been loaded in the ports of Odessa and Chornomorsk, of which 10 were already ready for shipment.