![]() The boats have been damaged and lost ability to move. According to the Ukrainian Navy, Russia open fire at small-sized 'Berdiansk' and 'Nikopol' armored artillery boats. Though a 2003 treaty designates the Kerch Strait and Sea of Azov as shared territorial waters, Russia first stopped Ukrainian navy vessels from entering the Sea of Azov via the Kerch Strait by placing a huge cargo ship beneath a Russian-controlled bridge.Īfter that, contrary to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Treaty between Ukraine and the Russian Federation on Cooperation in the Use of the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait, Russian ships – Sobol-class patrol boats, the 'Don' coast guard ship, Mangust-class patrol boats, and the 'Suzdalets' corvette – carried out openly aggressive acts against the ships of the Ukrainian Navy. The Russian dispatcher service refused to ensure the right to freedom of navigation, guaranteed by international agreements. Notification about the transfer plans was done in advance in accordance with international rules to ensure safe navigation. On Sunday, November 25 a group of vessels, namely two small-sized 'Berdiansk' and 'Nikopol' armored artillery boats and the 'Yany Kapu' (Yanı Qapı) tugboat of Ukraine's Navy were carrying out a planned transfer from the port of Odesa to the port of Mariupol of the Sea of Azov.
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