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This video shows a ship carrying Ukrainian grain that has left the port of Odessa for the first time since the start of the Russian invasion in February, according to government officials. The Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni, carrying 26,000 tonnes of corn, set sail for Lebanon on Monday (01Ugust2022) morning after negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, led by Turkey and the United Nations. Russia has been blockading Ukraine’s ports since the start of the conflict, causing a worldwide grain shortage. Oleksandr Kubrakov, Ukraine’s infrastructure minister, said: “Ukraine, together with our partners, has taken another step today in preventing world hunger.” The deal was almost scuppered shortly after it was signed last week - as missiles hit Odessa’s port shortly after an agreement was reached.