Ukraine is losing an estimated EUR 60 million per day in export revenues.

Omissions

• The €60 million/day figure is the High Representative's own estimate; the media reports found (Ukrinform, en.h.ua, Hürriyet, USM) all reproduce the same single statement rather than independent measurement, so the figure has a single origin and is not independently corroborated by a primary statistical source.
• No methodology is given for the estimate: it is unclear whether the loss is measured against the pre-blockade (2021/2022) export baseline or against the previous year, and whether it covers all goods or only agricultural exports.
• The claim is presented as an 'estimate' and coincides with a genuinely documented collapse in exports (grain exports down ~75% in early August 2026; ~30 million tonnes / US$30 billion of agri exports at risk in the marketing year), so the order of magnitude is plausible, but the precise daily amount cannot be verified.
• Sources reporting the figure were published on or around the session date (20 October 2026) and reflect statements made that day; the underlying loss estimate itself predates and accompanies the announcement of the EU's three-track Black Sea response.

Sources

• PrimaryEEAS — Statement by the HR/VP on the escalation of Russian strikes on the EU, particularly Black Sea shipping"Ukraine is losing an estimated 60 million euro a day in export revenues. Ukraine is one of the world's most important agricultural exporters."
• Secondaryen.h.ua — Kallas sets out EU's three-track Black Sea response to Russia"Speaking in Strasbourg on 20 October, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas set out a three-part EU response to Russian escalation in the Black Sea ... She said Ukraine is losing roughly 60 million euros a day in export revenues because of intensified Russian attacks on ..."
• SecondaryUkrinform — Kallas calls for moratorium on strikes in Black Sea"The EU High Representative said that, due to systematic strikes on Ukraine's port and agricultural infrastructure, the country is losing an estimated €60 million a day in export revenues."
• SecondaryHürriyet Daily News — Black Sea strikes fueling global food 'storm': EU"'Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine's export routes. Ukraine is losing an estimated 60 million euros [$67 million] a day in export revenues,' Kallas said."
• SecondaryUkrainska Pravda — Ukraine to lose 30 million tonnes of agricultural exports this year"... 30 million tonnes of agricultural exports worth around US$30 billion this marketing year due to Russia's blockade of Black Sea ports."
• SecondaryReuters — Ukraine's farmers despair as Russia's Black Sea blockade traps their harvest"Russian strikes curb exports from Black Sea ports; Ukraine's grain exports fall by 75% in first two weeks of August"