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Landing ships of the Russian Federation are heading for Odesa, – the General Staff
Four warships of the Russian Federation and three missile boats are heading towards Odesa.

A shell hit the vessel in the port of Olvia: a foreign sailor died (VIDEO)
In the port of Olvia (Mykolaiv), when a shell hit the bulk carrier Banglar Samriddhi (the flag of Bangladesh), a foreign sailor was killed.

Ukraine has restricted the departure of watercrafts from their bases in the border zone
The State Border Guard Service imposed temporary restrictions in the areas bordering the Russian Federation, Belarus, the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and adjacent to the sea coast.

Small size and fishing vessels were banned from entering the Azov Sea
From February 22nd to February 27th, entry into the Azov Sea of small size and fishing vessels is prohibited.

One of the regions of the Black Sea blocked by the Russian Federation was opened
One of the areas of the Black Sea, blocked by the Russian Federation for the exercises, was opened for navigation.

Kiliia Shipyard will repair the ship of the Marine Guard for UAH 3 million
A division of PJSC “Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company” – Kiliia Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant – will repair the ship of the Maritime Guard of the State Border Service Amethyst (BG-58).

A bridge is being built across the Dniester instead of a ferry crossing
The construction of a road bridge across the river Dniester has started at the Ukrainian-Moldovan border .

The SSU has exposed “towing schemes” in the port of Odesa
The Security Service of Ukraine reported the former headship of the Odesa port of suspicion of “towing schemes” and causing damage to the state in the amount of more than UAH 35 million (USD 1.23 million).

Kindrativ illegally heads the Maritime Administration: the court ruled
The County Administrative Court of Kyiv ruled that Vitalii Kindrativ, Chairman of the State Service for Sea and River Transport of Ukraine, illegally holds the position.

Verkhovna Rada dismissed the Head of the State Property Fund Sennichenko
The Verkhovna Rada has fired Dmytro Sennichenko, the Head of the State Property Fund, at the second attempt. He wrote a resignation letter back in November, but the parliament could not satisfy him for several months.