“Ah, what you sent
Last week,
We have long since eaten
And eagerly await,
When you will send again
To our dinner
A dozen
New and sweet … “
To the port of Haifa, according to data (April 25, 2026) from researcher Katerina Yaresko, another grain ship is approaching, the origin of which may be linked to the occupied territories of Ukraine. It concerns PANORMITIS, IMO: 9445021.
The declared cargo is 6201.56 tons of wheat and 19043.73 tons of barley.
For Israel, this story is important not only as a trade episode. It concerns Russia’s war against Ukraine, the possible plundering of resources in the occupied territories, and how international logistics can become a tool for concealing the origin of goods.
What is known about the ship PANORMITIS
According to published data, PANORMITIS was at anchor in the port of Kavkaz in Russian territorial waters and did not violate Ukraine’s state border itself.
The key question is different: who exactly delivered the grain to it and where was this cargo exported from.
There are indirect signs that the entire cargo of PANORMITIS could be linked to Kerch and Berdyansk. However, the author of the investigation carefully emphasizes: it is not yet possible to assert this for the entire volume of the cargo.
What has been proven about one carrier
According to Katerina Yaresko, evidence was gathered regarding the ship LEONID PESTRIKOV, IMO: 9922122.
It is claimed that it delivered 6087.68 tons of barley and 954.56 tons of wheat from Berdyansk, after which on April 18, it transferred the grain to PANORMITIS.
Loading in Berdyansk, according to this data, took place from April 7 to April 15, 2026.
The documents for the cargo of LEONID PESTRIKOV were processed in the Russian port of Temryuk, where the ship arrived already loaded from Berdyansk. This scheme, according to the author, is used because there is no customs point in Berdyansk, and it also helps Russian occupation structures to conceal the origin of the grain.
Why this could be a war crime
The exporter is named as the company “Petrokhleb-Kuban”. According to the researcher, this company regularly participates in the export of grain from the occupied territories.
The essence of the problem is not only in the route of one ship. If the grain is indeed exported from the occupied territories of Ukraine, it is about the plundering of resources, and this is considered a war crime.
Another important point: it does not matter whether it concerns the entire cargo or only the proven part. The very fact of exporting grain from the occupied territory should be recorded and investigated.
In Russian documents, as Yaresko points out, disinformation schemes are systematically used: the loading port is changed, the origin of the goods is concealed, and real routes are masked through Russian ports.
Why Israel finds itself at the center of the issue
For the Israeli audience, this story is particularly sensitive. The ship is heading specifically to Haifa, one of the country’s key seaports.
NANews — Israel News | Nikk.Agency considers such cases not as a distant Ukrainian plot, but as a matter of Israeli responsibility, international law, and Israel’s relations with Ukraine against the backdrop of the ongoing war.
Ukraine is conducting a criminal investigation into the facts of grain export from the occupied territories. For the investigation, international legal assistance from the country where such a ship arrives is important. This is an opportunity to obtain documents, check the cargo, record evidence, and understand the real supply chain.
After ABINSK, the problem looks systemic
In the previous case, related to the ship ABINSK, IMO: 9303869, Israel, according to Yaresko, refused Ukraine international legal assistance.
Now a second consecutive voyage with similar signs appears.
This no longer looks like a single episode, but like a systemic problem: grain, the origin of which is linked to the occupied territories of Ukraine, may be regularly imported into Israel.
What will happen next
The main question now is how Israel will react this time.
If the ship indeed arrives in Haifa, the Ukrainian side may have a chance to request assistance, documents, and verification of the cargo’s origin again. For Israel, this is a test not only of port procedures but also of political position: is the country ready to participate in recording possible crimes related to the Russian occupation of Ukrainian territories.
The story of PANORMITIS shows that the war is not only on the front. It continues in ports, invoices, customs documents, transshipment schemes, and routes where the origin of goods is sometimes better hidden than the cargo itself.
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