Ukrainian Admiral called for a blockade of the Strait of Kerch

Kiev ought to be ready to the organization of the convoy escort ships and the blockade of the Strait of Kerch from Russia, said former Deputy Minister of defence of Ukraine, Admiral stock Igor kabanenko in conversation portal " journalist ".

first, the Ukrainian state border service said that the Russian side every day, stops in the Azov sea next to Ukraine of the court for inspection. In the Crimean Department of the FSB commented that inspections of foreign vessels conducted in Accordance with international law of the sea. Complaints from shipowners have been received, the Ministry said.

explaining these data, Kabanenko said that the Ukrainian border guards ought to consider the possibility of the organization of the convoy escort civilian vessels warships.

The retired Admiral added that the Ukrainian border guards should be prepared for a variety of " negative scenarios ", as well as among them to blockade the passage of ships through the Kerch Strait to the ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk.

in addition, said Kabanenko, Kiev in response to "the use by the Russians of internal waterways of Ukraine" should be strengthened patrols at sea. In this Retired Admiral has complained that promised Ukraine a us patrol boat Island class has not been delivered.

The situation in the Azov sea intensified at the end of March after, the guards tied the ship "Nord" under the flag of Russia with 10 crew members. All of them are citizens of Russia. While Kiev considers Ukrainian their residents. The ship owner said the ship detained unlawfully, and the actions of border guards threat to the lives of crew members. Management of FSB of the Crimea opened a case according to paragraph 211 of the criminal code " hijacking an aircraft, sea vessel or railway rolling stock ".


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