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President Volodymyr Zelensky visits a port in southern Ukraine to oversee grain being loaded for export onto a Turkish ship, the presidency says, following a deal with Russia brokered by the UN and Turkey. IMAGES
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Russia 'should not have' opted out of the grain export deal. "This should be restored as quickly as possible," he tells reporters at a press conference. "The bottom line is, it's unconscionable," Blinken said. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian grain is loaded onto the Lebanese-flagged "Brave Commander" bulk carrier in the Black Sea port of Pivdennyi, near Odesa. Destined for Ethiopia, the shipment has been specially chartered by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to tackle food shortages in Africa caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
Images shared by the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure show Ukrainian grain being loaded onto the Barbados-flagged Fulmar S bulk carrier in the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk, ahead of the ship's departure for Turkey. IMAGES
The Razoni, the ship carrying the first shipment of grain exported from Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on 24 February, crosses the Bosphorus "on its way to Lebanon", the Turkish defence ministry said. It is continuing its journey after completing a high-stakes inspection by a team made up of representatives of Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN. IMAGES
Boats transport Russian and Ukrainian officials to the cargo ship Razoni to carry out an inspection of the first shipment of grain exported from Ukraine since the Russian invasion. The ship sailed through a specially cleared corridor in the mine-infested waters of the Black Sea, which had been under a Russian blockade. IMAGES
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