ISTANBUL, Turkey: The first shipment of grain from Ukraine since its invasion by Russia five months ago sailed through Istanbul on Wednesday under a landmark deal designed to help alleviate a global food crisis sparked by the war.

The Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni's voyage from the Black Sea port of Odesa to Lebanon is being watched closely for signs of how the first agreement signed by Moscow and Kyiv since the invasion holds.

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