DISINFO: Kyiv burned grains in Mariupol and mined the Black Sea to prevent its exportation
SUMMARY
The Kyiv authorities created many obstacles for the export of grains; in addition to its arson in the port of Mariupol, the Ukrainian forces deployed mines in the Black Sea to prevent the exportation of grains to the rest of the world.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about war in Ukraine and food security meant to deflect Russia's responsibility for a potential global food crisis.
There is no evidence to substantiate claims that Ukrainian forces burned grains. Grain is one of Ukraine's valuable export items. On the other hand, Russia's destruction of Ukraine's agricultural production areas, farming and harvesting equipmenyt, looting and plundering, blocking the trade routes, and laying mines in Black Sea ports are all well-documented.
See the debunk of this particular claim by Ukrainian journalists.
Read also related disinformation cases: Ukrainians burned 50,000 tons of grain in Mariupol on purpose; The food crisis is associated primarily with the sanctions of the US and the West; Ukraine is responsible for its inability to export grains and lack of food export; Ukraine is paying for weapons with grain.
Technical remark: This disinformation was published on Sputnik Arabic (amongst others) on 21 July 2022. Due to the EU decision to temporarily restrict the spread and dissemination of RT and Sputnik inside the EU, access to the RT/ Sputnik links may not work inside the EU.