Since February 2022 grain exports from occupied Crimea have skyrocketed; it's widely assumed this is coming from newly occupied territories of #ukraine. A 'shadow fleet' exports it to Russia's partners around the world.
Despite attempts to hide, open source information can still reveal a great deal about these voyages.
In this case, we tracked two large cargo ships — new additions to the 'ghost fleet' — from Sevastopol to #Iran at every step of the way.
From Crimea to Iran: Two More Ships Join Russia’s Grain-Smuggling Fleet - bellingcat
The Zaid and Zafar sailed from a grain terminal in occupied Crimea and unloaded cargo in Iran — we followed them at every step.Bellingcat Investigation Team (bellingcat)
