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Russian-controlled Kherson region in Ukraine starts grain exports to Russia - TASS

FILE PHOTO: A military vehicle in a pit is seen, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in the village of Oleksandrivka, Kherson region, Ukraine, in this still image from a social media video reportedly recorded on May 4, 2022 and obtained by Reuters on May 16, 2022. Video recorded with a drone. YouTube/Maverick/via REUTERS

The Russian-controlled Ukrainian region of Kherson has begun exporting grain that was harvested last year to Russia, the TASS news agency cited a senior local official as saying on Monday.

"We have space to store (the new crop) although we have a lot of grain here. People are now partially taking it out, having agreed with those who buy it from the Russian side," said Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Military-Civilian Administration.

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