Satellite imagery, ship data indicates path of Russian vessel Kyiv says shipped “looted” grain

A satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a cargo ship that a Reuters analysis found matches the Russian-flagged bulk carrier SV Nikolay (top ship) at a grain terminal in Sevastopol, Crimea June 18, 2022. Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

(This Jul.22 story refiles to fix the link showing the SV Nikolay's journey)

(Reuters) - Late last month, a Russian-flagged cargo ship carrying corn pulled into the Turkish port of Izmir on the Aegean Sea. The SV Nikolay had loaded the grain at Port Kavkaz, in Russia, six days earlier on June 18, according to documentation provided by an employee of the Russian company that owns the ship.