First Foreign Ship Sails From Mariupol Port, As Mariupol Starts To Rebuild

On June 21, the first foreign ship departed from Mariupol port since Ukrainian and Azov forces were fully forced out of the Donbass city a month prior. Escorted by Russian naval boats along a humanitarian corridor, the ship’s departure set the precedent for a resumption of normal port activity to and from Mariupol. With other journalists, I went to Mariupol port to watch the ship be escorted out of port. The functioning anew of the port is positive news, but of course corporate-owned legacy media will never highlight that, if they mention it at all. RELATED LINKS: