Donetsk, Nov 7 — DAN. Some 2,000 tons of grain from the Donetsk People’s Republic have been loaded on a vessel at the Mariupol port, the Donetsk People’s Republic Transport Ministry press service reported on Tuesday.

The roll-on roll-off method was used in the loading operation on October 6, it added.

The Mariupol port resumed operation in late May 2022 as it dispatched the first vessel with a load of metal products to the Rostov region.  The port has handled 128,000 tons of cargo since. It has turned into a transport hub to receive construction materials for rebuilding the region and dispatch grain ships.*jk