Anka vessel arrested in Odesa region failed to be sold

The National Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) failed to sell the seized ship Anka, which is located in the port of Reni, Odesa region.

According to the Prozorro.Sale system, the auction was scheduled for December 29, but there were no bidders.

The ship was damaged the day before as a result of a Russian attack on the region on the night of December 23. In early December, the National Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) put the Anka up for auction. The starting price of the lot is UAH 16 million 358.5 thousand. The vessel Anka, flag: Tanzania, is owned by FAB PETROL DOO, a company registered in Montenegro.

The Dniprovsky District Court of Kyiv handed it over to the National Agency of Ukraine for finding, tracing and management of assets derived from corruption and other crimes (ARMA). The Security Service of Ukraine detained the vessel on suspicion of being used by Russia to steal Ukrainian agricultural products from the temporarily occupied regions of Ukraine.

According to the case file, at the end of 2024, the bulk carrier exported 5,000 tons of wheat from the port of Sevastopol, which was stolen in the temporarily occupied territory of southern Ukraine. The bulk carrier Anka was flying the flag of Tanzania. Previously, it was called Victoria. The vessel left the Moldovan port in the spring and was heading to the Turkish port of Gömlık.

On the evening of December 22, Russians again attacked Odesa with attack drones, damaging port infrastructure and a civilian vessel.

Power outages were observed in the affected areas. Critical infrastructure is powered by generators. We have launched resilience centers, and about 900 people have already applied for help.

As a result of two hostile attacks during the night of December 22, a critical infrastructure facility in Odesa was damaged, leaving part of one of the city's districts without power.

Кирило Бойко