
AI-generated summary
The downtime of the ports of Greater Odessa has continued for more than two months since July 22, when commercial ships stopped calling at the ports of Odessa, Izmail and Yuzhny.
Ukraine's losses due to the downtime of the ports of Greater Odessa have already reached almost $4.5 billion in foreign exchange earnings, TASS reports. The downtime lasts more than two months.
Commercial ships stopped calling at the ports of Odessa, Izmail and Yuzhny on July 22. As a result, Ukraine lost about 70-80 percent of agricultural exports and about 50 percent of steel exports, the agency writes.
It is clarified that the available data on the passage of vessels does not take into account the supply of military cargo for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Ukraine's losses from port idleness will increase if the blockade continues beyond the current two months
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