Event Brief
Swedish court allows handover of seized cargo ship to Ukraine
Filed: Jun 05, 2026 at 8:07 AM ET
Summary: A Swedish court ruled the seizure of the cargo vessel Caffa was lawful and ordered it can be handed over to Ukraine.
WHO: Swedish court
WHAT: Ruled the seizure of the cargo vessel Caffa was lawful and allowed the ship to be handed over to Ukraine.
WHEN: Jun 05, 2026 at 7:06 AM ET
WHERE: Baltic Sea (off southern Sweden), near Trelleborg
WHY: Ukraine seeks the ship as part of an investigation into suspected war crimes involving the appropriation and removal of property from Russian-occupied territory.
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