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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Dorian Jones

How one man's ship-spotting hobby is helping thwart Russian sanction-busting

One of three Russian navy vessels, a Ropucha class large landing ship "Olenegorsky Gornyak" sails through the Bosphorus Strait en route to the Black Sea past the city of Istanbul on February 9, 2022. © Ozan KOSE / AFP

Despite Russia facing ever-tightening sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, it has managed to keep up a steady trade with international markets, thanks to the Bosphorus waterway through Istanbul. RFI spoke to one man whose hobby is helping to thwart Russian sanctions-busting.

Watching closely with his camera and telescopic lens, Yoruk Isik can see a Russian cargo ship announce its passage through the Bosphorus waterway on its way from a Black Sea Port to international markets.

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