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First Ukrainian corn cargo leaves Romanian Black Sea port

With Ukraine's sea ports blocked since the war started more than two months ago, the world's fourth-largest grain exporter has been forced to send shipments by train via its western...

Russian anti-submarine corvette Muromets fires during the joint drills of the Northern and Black Sea fleets, attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, in the Black Sea, off the coast of Crimea January 9, 2020. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS
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Britain says Russia's Black Sea fleet retains ability to strike Ukraine

The Russian Navy's guided missile cruiser Moskva sails back into a harbour after tracking NATO warships in the Black Sea, in the port of Sevastopol, Crimea November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak/File Photo
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Russia says blast cripples Black Sea flagship, Ukraine claims missile strike

Russian Navy vessels are anchored in a bay of the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea May 8, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Russia trades accusations with Ukraine on drifting Black Sea mines

One of the ships hit off the coast of Odessa. Photo: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
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Panama says 3 ships hit by Russian missiles in Black Sea since Ukraine invasion

The Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet 145th Rescue Ship Squad's Prut class rescue tug EPRON sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
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Turkey says Russia cancelled Black Sea passage bid upon its request

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attends a news conference with Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib in Beirut, Lebanon November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
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Turkey says Russia cancelled Black Sea passage bid upon its request

The Russian Navy's large landing ship Pyotr Morgunov sets sail in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo
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Turkey, overseeing passage to Black Sea, calls Russian invasion 'war'

British Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender arrives at the Black Sea port of Odessa, Ukraine June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Sergey Smolentsev
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Japanese-owned cargo ship hit by a missile off Ukrainian coast

Russian Navy's diesel-electric submarine Rostov-on-Don sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey February 13, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
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Turkey cannot stop Russian warships accessing Black Sea, says foreign minister

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv, Ukraine February 3, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
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Pact gives Turkey oversight of warship transit to Russia, Ukraine

Russian Navy vessels are anchored in a bay of the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea May 8, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Russia halts vessel movement in Azov sea, Black Sea open

Russian Navy's diesel-electric submarine Rostov-on-Don sails in Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey February 13, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
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Ukraine tells airlines to skirt Black Sea amid Russian drills