A Correction: Ukraine Did Not Strike Ships in the Caspian Sea
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In May, this podcast reported that Ukraine had struck a fourth Russian ship in the Caspian Sea. The claim was wrong in a way that should have been caught before broadcast: the Caspian Sea is landlocked, bordered by Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan. Ukraine has no military access to it, and no such attacks were reported. The original piece of reporting was either fabricated or so geographically confused that it should not have passed basic editorial review.
The correction is straightforward. Geography is verifiable. Any claim involving a body of water and military action requires confirming that the parties named can physically access that body of water. That check was not performed. It should have been.