In Ukraine, talked about the pressure on the detained sailors

I know these sailors from Nikopol, they have always been honest professionals in their field. And what they say is not true.

According to him, the department has confirmation that the sailors gave false testimony under the physical and psychological influence, but no specific evidence has been provided. The soldier noted that the two sailors were from Crimea. He thinks that they will be put under extra pressure since their parents still live in the peninsula.

According to the minutes, one of them admitted that he had consciously ignored the requirements of the Russian border guards. Sailor added that he was aware of the provocative nature of his actions.

Earlier on November 26, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, said that Ukrainian ships were acting on the orders of the SBU. According to him, the officers of the department were aboard the ships on a special task: to act in this way.

On 25 November, the Russian FSB Border Department arrested three vessels in the Kerch Strait area Naval Forces of Ukraine – boats "Berdyansk" and "Nikopol", as well as the tug "Yany Kapu." The Ukrainian military crossed the Russian border, did not respond to the demand to stop and started dangerous maneuvers. Kiev, in response, introduced martial law in a number of areas of the country for 30 days.