3 Jun 2022 13:28

First cargo ship arrives in Rostov-on-Don from Mariupol since special operation began

ROSTOV-ON-DON. June 3 (Interfax) - The first cargo ship has arrived in Rostov-on-Don from the reopened Mariupol seaport, the Rostov seaport administration told Interfax.

"The ship has arrived [in the port of Rostov-on-Don], it is waiting for a commission in the roadstead," a port representative said.

As reported earlier, a Slavutich-class cargo ship arrived in the fully demined port of Mariupol and took aboard metal before heading for Rostov-on-Don. The Russian Defense Ministry released footage of the ship's departure from Mariupol with an escort of boats from the Novorossiysk naval base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet on May 31.

The Russian military said on May 25 that the Mariupol port had resumed normal operation.