Ukraine to sell Russian shadow fleet vessel that transported stolen Ukrainian grain from Crimea

The National Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) has taken control of the Anka vessel, which entered the port of the temporarily occupied Crimea in violation of Ukrainian law. About said ARMA press service.

The ship was handed over to ARMA for further sale by a decision of the investigating judge. This happened on the basis of a petition filed by the SBU Main Directorate in the AR of Crimea within the framework of criminal proceedings on illegal entry into the temporarily occupied territory.

Pros data According to the SBU, the vessel belonged to Russia's shadow fleet. According to the case, at the end of 2024, the ship transported 5,000 tons of wheat from the port of Sevastopol, which was stolen in the temporarily occupied territory of southern Ukraine.

According to data according to the ship register, Anka is owned by Fab Petrol Doo, a company registered in Montenegro. The vessel is worth $420,000.

Specialists from ARMA's Southern MTU conducted a technical inspection of the Anka vessel, which confirmed that the asset was in good technical condition and ready for further use.

"Currently, the Interregional Department is collecting all the necessary information about the asset to form a high-quality tender offer," ARMA said.

• In June, ARMA announced competition for the selection of the organizer of the open tender on the sale of the arrested Turkish vessel USKO MFU.