Russia withdrew its troops from Ukraine’s snake island in the strategic Black Sea, a major victory for Ukraine that could loosen the grip of Russia’s grain export blockade. The country’s defense minister described the decision to withdraw from the Black Sea port as a ‘gesture of goodwill’ aimed at easing grain shipments from Ukraine. However, Chief of Ukraine’s presidential staff Andriy Yermak said that his country’s forces had pushed out the Russian troops from the island.