A Ukrainian grain ship passes through the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey, August 7, 2022. (Photo: VNA)

The ships departed from ports in Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi, the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure said. These ports were completely blocked by Russian forces until Kiev and Moscow reached an agreement in July.

86 ships have previously departed from Ukrainian ports with destinations in 19 countries, carrying two million tons of agricultural products, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure’s Facebook page.