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Dead dolphins, naval mines: Russia-Ukraine war destroys the Black Sea

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Conflict devastates Black Sea marine life, killing more than 120,000 dolphins and causing ecological damage.

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The two outlets diverge sharply in framing: Al Jazeera presents the story as Black Sea environmental damage, with dead dolphins and wider ecological harm in its extract, while France 24 instead frames the event through space and military technology. France 24’s extract is the only one mentioning a Russian military satellite nearing a Ukrainian commercial satellite, whereas Al Jazeera is the only outlet here foregrounding marine life and ecological devastation.

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