First Ship With Ukraine Grain Cleared To Sail On To Lebanon

The U.N. says the ship is carrying more than 26,000 tons of grain that's been locked up in Ukraine amid the country's ongoing war with Russia.

The first grain ship to depart Ukraine under a wartime deal entered the Bosporus Strait on the way to Lebanon after its cargo was checked and approved Wednesday, Turkish and Ukrainian authorities said.

An inspection team spent about 90 minutes conducting checks aboard the Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni, which was carrying Ukrainian corn and anchored off Istanbul, Turkey's defense ministry said.

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