 Ships carrying grain, belonging to Ukraine and Russia collided in the Sea of Marmara. The accident happened near Marmara Island. This was reported by the Turkish Coast Guard, the 122-meter-long ship H Halime sailing from the Ukrainian port of Ismail to Valencia collided with the 169-meter-long ship Asimados, which was carrying grain from the Russian port of Caucasus to the Israeli port of Ashdod. The ship Asimados sailed under the flag of Panama. Both ships were damaged. The right side and front part of the Russian ship was damaged, and the deck of the Ukrainian ship was seriously damaged. There were no victims during the incident. No environmental damage was recorded.It should be noted that on July 17, Russia withdrew from the grain agreement called Black Sea Initiative. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that it will consider all ships moving towards Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea as military targets.