Cargo ship from Ukraine reaches Turkey despite Russian blockade

The Joseph Schulte container ship left the port of Odesa on August 16, 2023. The ship is carrying more than 30,000 tons of cargo, including food products, which had been stuck in the port of Odesa since last February because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. © Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry Press Office via AP

A civilian cargo ship sailing from Ukraine reached Istanbul on Thursday in defiance of a Moscow blockade that saw another ship come under attack from Russian military personnel. Earlier in the day, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said his country would need weapons from the West "until we have won" the war against Russia. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

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