Shipping in Sea of Azov, major Russian grains trade route, still restricted, sources say

Russia's leading grain-producing regions, Rostov and Krasnodar, lie along the Sea of Azov. The country's second-largest port in the Black Sea region is located on the Kerch Strait.

Ukraine attacked 13 Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov on July 10, including 10 tankers.

Many analysts and international organisations have warned about the risks to the global grains trade from the war in Ukraine because the Black Sea is used by both Ukraine and Russia for grain exports, although there have been no major disruptions during the four-and-a-half-year conflict.

MOSCOW, July 13 - Shipping in the Sea of Azov, the route for a quarter of Russia's grain exports, remained restricted on Monday for security reasons following Ukrainian attacks on tankers and other commercial vessels in the area, three industry sources said.