Ukraine struggles to rebuild a navy destroyed by Russia
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Ukraine struggles to rebuild a navy destroyed by Russia

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Ukraine struggles to rebuild a navy destroyed by Russia toggle caption Greg Myre/NPR First, Russia wiped out Ukraine's navy. Enlarge this image toggle caption Greg Myre/NPR Greg Myre/NPR Russia pulls out of a grain deal Russia's dominance of the northern Black Sea means Moscow can keep Ukraine from exporting its abundant grain — and that's exactly what it's been doing since July 17. Free for all countries," said the commander of Ukraine's navy, Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa, addressing sailors at a recent ceremony in Kyiv. This caution created enough space for Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to venture out recently to Snake Island, a tiny outpost 20 miles off Ukraine's Black Sea coast.

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