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#BREAKING Inspection of first Ukraine grain shipment completed in Turkey: Ankara

#UPDATE A Russian and Ukrainian team on Wednesday completed an inspection in Istanbul of a cargo ship carrying the first delivery of grain from Ukraine since the Kremlin's invasion, Turkish officials said

VIDEO: 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

#UPDATE The first shipment of grain from Ukraine since the Kremlin's invasion five months ago sailed through Istanbul on Wednesday under a landmark deal designed to help alleviate a global food crisis sparked by the war ▶️ u.afp.com/wjj3 #Razoni

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