A Russian vessel that had been illegally exporting Ukrainian agricultural products through temporarily occupied Crimea has been detained and arrested in the Odesa seaport.

This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General on 10 December.

The investigation established that the bulk carrier had been systematically entering the closed Crimean ports. In January 2021, in the port of Sevastopol, it illegally loaded more than 6.9 thousand tonnes of Ukrainian wheat, which it exported to one of the African countries.

In December 2025, the ship’s captain was notified of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 332-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

To avoid sanctions, the vessel repeatedly changed its name and owners, and was registered to shell companies controlled from third countries.

In December 2025, the ship, sailing under a foreign flag, entered the Odesa port again — it was exposed and detained. During the search, documents of the occupation administration and technical evidence of the crime were seized.

At the request of prosecutors, the court decided to arrest the vessel. Measures are being taken to transfer the asset to the management of ARMA. Investigative actions continue.