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🇺🇦Ports of Big Odesa continue to process ships that passed through the temporary #Ukrainian_corridor. The information regarding the cancellation or unscheduled stoppage of the temporary #Ukrainian_corridor for the movement of civilian vessels from and to the ports of the Big… pic.twitter.com/DvFsOK27ww — Oleksandr Kubrakov (@OlKubrakov) October 26, 2023 Kyiv-based consultancy Barva Invest and British security firm Ambrey stated on Thursday that Ukraine had suspended use of the corridor due to a possible threat from Russian warplanes and sea mines. Reuters reported that the consultancy said on the Telegram messaging app: “We would like to inform you of a temporary suspension of vessel traffic to and from (the ports). The current ban is in force on Oct. 26, but it is possible that it will be extended." Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he had ordered Russian warplanes armed with missiles to patrol the Black Sea. British maritime security company Ambrey said in a report that the Ukrainian Seaport Authority issued a communication late on Wednesday, that said: “There would be no vessel movement along the corridor for entry and exit on 26th of October, 2023.” The suspension was prompted by Russian Air Force operations in the region, it said. Ukraine has been using the corridor since August, to revive its seaborne exports without Russian approval. Moscow quit the UN-brokered deal in July that had allowed some food exports to flow despite the war. The export deal collapsed in July after Russia complained its demand that sanctions on its grain and fertiliser exports to be lifted had not been met. The news comes just days after Ukraine announced it had exported 700,000 tons of grain via the corridor since August.