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Cargo ship leaves Ukraine, reaches Turkish waters despite Russian blockade

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The Hong Kong-flagged container ship Joseph Schulte leaves port, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine. [Reuters]

A civilian cargo ship sailing from Ukraine reached Istanbul on Thursday in defiance of a Moscow blockade that sent tensions soaring after Russia open fired on a Turkish-owned ship.

The Hong Kong-flagged Joseph Schulte left the port of Odesa on Wednesday - the first vessel to directly challenge Russia's new bid to seal Ukraine's access to the Black Sea.

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