The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation probably lied about the inspection of a civilian vessel in the Black Sea

The Russian Ministry of Defense lied when it announced on Sunday morning that it had successfully inspected the Palau-flagged Sukra Okan cargo ship bound for the Ukrainian port of Izmail.

“According to the objective control data provided to InformNapalm by the sailors of one of the vessels who observed this event from a distance, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation lied about the successful inspection of the vessel,” informers of the international community of InformNapalm in the Telegram channel.

As the sailors pointed out, the ship “Sukra Okan” did not comply with the demands of the fishermen to stop, but simply temporarily changed its course in the direction of the shore, the territorial waters of Turkey.

“There was no helicopter and no warning shots either. There were only threats from the Russians on the radio. So the Rashists lied about the “successful inspection” of the vessel,” the community added.

In addition, the information was not confirmed in OC “Pivden”.

“The message that came out today (August 13, editor’s note) exclusively from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has not been confirmed by anyone else from official sources. I believe that it is necessary to pay attention to this and remember the peculiarities of hybrid warfare. When some events take place in which several participants are involved, there is necessarily an official point of view from one, the second, the third party — everyone who was involved,” Natalya Humenyuk, head of the press center of the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine, said.

However, it is worth noting that a video is circulating on the Internet in which sailors are kept on the ship’s deck – a helicopter can be seen nearby, which was reported by Russia. It is currently not possible to verify the authenticity of the video.