A Swedish court has ordered the seizure of the cargo vessel “Caffa,” setting a legal precedent in efforts to crack down on Russia’s wartime looting of Ukrainian resources from occupied territories. According to Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, investigators believe Caffa systematically violated the procedure for entering and leaving occupied Ukrainian ports with the intent to harm Ukraine’s national interests.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “To conceal this activity, a scheme involving false registration was used. In international databases, the vessel was marked as ‘Guinea False’,” Kravchenko said, indicating that this allowed the ship to masquerade under a different flag and obscure its role in moving stolen goods. Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office submitted a request for international legal assistance to Sweden’s Ministry on March 12. “The Ukrainian side requested a search of the vessel, questioning of the captain and crew members, and the seizure of Caffa,” Kravchenko said, “The Swedish competent authorities promptly began executing the request. As early as the following week, the vessel was searched and witnesses were questioned. Today, this process reached an important procedural milestone – the court ordered the seizure of the vessel.” He also said that this shows what Ukraine and its partners can achieve when they work together through legal channels.