The first train loaded with grain departed from the city of Melitopol in the Zaporizhia region of Ukraine, which is under the control of Russia. “I am proud and happy to report that 11 wagons loaded with grain are on their way from Melitopol to Crimea. It can be predicted that these deliveries will increase hundreds of times in the near future,” a Russian official said, adding that they have made master contracts with Turkey. “We hope that the grain-laden trains will pass through the Crimea and reach the Middle East,” the official said.