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The minister says that otherwise Ukraine would lose the sea of Azov.
Stepan Poltorak / Reuters
The Ukraine will not refuse the passage of warships in the Kerch Strait
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine , Stepan Poltorak, said on TV "Direct". We did not violate any element of any agreement, we acted in exactly the same way as in the previous one. But we will not refuse our right to cross the Strait of Kerch and our right to be present in the Azov Sea, "he said.
The minister clarified that" no one going nowhere "today, this will happen when the Ukrainian naval forces" will be ready. "
" When we are ready for the next transition for the rotation of our divisions, we will make the same passages respecting all standards and all international rights. At this point, I think that the international pressure on Russia will make them aware that they are not respecting their international obligations, "said Stepan Poltorak.
The commander of the Ministry of Defense noted that if the Ukraine refuses to cross the warships of the Kerch Strait, "will mean that Russia has completely occupied the sea of Azov and that we will simply lose another territory. We can not afford it.
Read also Poltorak explained why Ukrainian sailors were not firing in response to a Russian attack
As UNIAN reported, the morning of 25 November, the Russia blocked the crossing On the Kerch Strait, the Ukrainian tug "Yana Kapu" and the boats Berdyansk and Nikopol made a planned transition from Odessa to Mariupol
Leaving the Kerch Strait, Russian ships have opened fire on Ukrainian ships already returned to Odessa, and not received any information пр opportunity to go through the strait
The occupants captured 24 Ukrainian soldiers, including three wounded.
Ukrainians were accused of illegally crossing the border of the Russian Federation (part 3 of Article 322 of the Russian Federation Penal Code, punishment in the form of imprisonment of All prisoners were arrested by the P retorted "court" of Crimea, after which they were taken to the prisons of Moscow "Lefortovo" and "Sailor's silence".
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