A Turkish UN supplier is buying stolen grain from Mariupol

This has been reported by ‘Slidstvo.Info’.

According to the investigation, between 2023 and 2024, the russian company ‘Nika’ shipped over 54,000 tonnes of wheat from occupied Mariupol to Turkey.

Investigators have established that the owner of ‘Nika’ is russian businessman Roman Gurov. He is also the CEO of the sanctioned company ‘Roboavia’, which manufactures “Sarych” reconnaissance drones and ‘Surprise’ strike drones for the russian occupation army.

According to russian customs data, in 2023, “Nika” exported $3.7 million worth of wheat to Turkey and Egypt, and in 2024, this volume increased almost fourfold – to 59,500 tonnes worth $12.9 million.

All product conformity declarations for the period from July 2022 to early 2026 state that the company’s production sites are located in occupied Mariupol.

Customs declarations indicate that the recipient of the grain in Turkey is Global Commodities and Logistics Limited, though the final recipient of part of the shipment was Erisler. The Turkish company produces flour and instant noodles, which are also sold in Ukraine.

Journalists established that laboratory testing of one of the wheat consignments received by Erisler in April 2024 was carried out by the Ukrainian branch of the international company Cotecna in Odesa.

“Cotecna categorically denies any allegations regarding the provision of services related to agricultural goods exported from territories of Ukraine not controlled by the government, including Mariupol,” stated representatives of the company’s Geneva office in response to a request from journalists.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda, Slidstvo.Info