Exercises

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

Now there are six Russian warships in the ​​Azov Sea.

Belarusians dismantled a pontoon bridge over the Prypiat River 4 miles from the Ukrainian border. It was installed in a zone not specified in the exercise plan of Belarus and the Russian Federation.

The USPA summed up the performance of Ukrainian ports in the context of the Russian exercises in the Black Sea.

The Verkhovna Rada (Parliament of Ukraine) appealed to a number of international organizations and the authorities of the partner states in connection with the escalation by the Russian Federation of the “security situation around Ukraine”.

The special fleet of the State Hydrography has surveyed more than 50% of the sea corridor between the western border of the Russian maritime exercise area and the southeastern edge of the Dniester Bank.

The reaction of Ukraine alone is not enough to the threat of blocking the Black and Azov Seas. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry believes that support from international partners is needed.

The Russian Navy blocks a significant part of the Black and Azov Seas for a week, thereby effectively blocking approaches to Ukrainian seaports.

The Ukrainian military is learning to defend Ukraine’s strategic port – Odesa, through which almost three-quarters of the country’s export-import flows pass.

Ukraine has invited over 60 countries and international organizations to participate in the Ukrainian-American exercise Sea Breeze – 2022.