A civilian cargo ship appeared to have safely sailed out of Ukrainian waters in the Black Sea early Thursday after departing the port of Odesa, the first to do so since Russia's warning that it would view vessels traveling to and from Ukrainian ports as a military threat.
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The U.S. imposed new measures on Wednesday targeting what it said was a sanctions-evading network that supports arms deals between North Korea and Russia.
Dolphins are washing up dead in droves on the shores of the Black Sea. Ukraine is documenting the deaths, hoping to prosecute Russia for the war’s ecological toll.
“We are truly shocked by what the Russians do to nature,” one Ukrainian scientist said.