The Russians exported almost five million tons of grain from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in 2023

In 2023, the Russians exported 4.8 million tons of grain from the temporarily occupied territories, according to the Center of National Resistance.

As 100 years ago, Russia continues to plunder the captured lands, taking away everything that is available. Echelons with grain are heading from the occupied Ukrainian territories, emphasizing the methods of economic exploitation.

The applied scheme includes mandatory delivery of grain by farmers to the occupiers at a fixed price, much lower than the market price. Then the Russians resell the grain, taking the price difference, which is a kind of payment for “loyalty” on the part of the Kremlin authorities.

This cynical process embodies the system of economic exploitation inherent in the occupied territories and emphasizes the methods of pressure from the Russian Federation.