Claims: Heading Off: New Technique Helps Track Grain Smuggling Expansion to Libya

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  1. title: Heading Off: New Technique Helps Track Grain Smuggling Expansion to Libya (alleges; supported) Source
  2. url: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/06/12/shadow-fleet-russian-grain-stolen-ukraine-libya-ais-technique-grumant/ (alleges; supported) Source
  3. summary: On February 15, 2026, the bulk carrier, Grumant (IMO: 9385879) was pictured at the occupied Ukrainian Port of Feodosia on the Crimean peninsula. Satellite imagery suggests it had already been there for several days.  It appeared to stock up on grain before departing on a two-month-long journey eventually docking at the Port of Benghazi in Libya on April 18. While there have been previous reports of grain shipments from occupied Ukraine arriving in Libya, this is only the second time a Russi… (alleges; supported) Source
  4. published: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:51:52 +0000 (alleges; supported) Source