Repulse in the Black Sea: Ukraine is ready to respond to Russian terrorism
20.07.2023 - 15:30
From July 21, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine will consider all ships bound for the Black Sea ports of the Russian Federation as those carrying military cargo.
The same applies to ships heading to temporarily occupied Ukrainian ports.
“In addition, navigation in the areas of the northeastern part of the Black Sea and the Kerch-Yenikal Strait of Ukraine is prohibited as dangerous, starting at 05:00 on July 20, 2023. Relevant navigational information for seafarers has already been made public,” the Ukrainian Defense Ministry is said in the statement.
The Ministry of Defense emphasized that the Russian Federation has once again grossly violated the universal right to free navigation for the whole world and is deliberately undermining food security, dooming millions of people to starvation.
“Openly threatening civilian ships transporting food products from Ukrainian ports, carrying out missile attacks and drone attacks on civilian infrastructure in peaceful cities, deliberately creating a military threat on trade routes, the Kremlin has turned the Black Sea into a danger zone, primarily for Russian ships and ships heading in the Black Sea waters in the direction of seaports of the Russian Federation and Ukrainian seaports located on the temporarily occupied the territory of Ukraine by Russia,” the department noted.
It is emphasized that the responsibility for all risks lies entirely with the Russian leadership.
“The fate of the cruiser “Moskva” proves that the Defense Forces of Ukraine have the necessary means to repel Russian aggression at sea,” the Ministry of Defense said.
Earlier, USM reported that Russia had withdrawn from the Grain Agreement, as well as withdrawn shipping safety guarantees and declared the northwestern part of the Black Sea “dangerous”.
