In response to the aggression of Russia: the Ukrainian navy intensifies the regrouping on the sea of ​​Azov

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In response to aggressive actions of the Russian Federation, we launched forces and systematically strengthened the group on Azov. The last months of 2018,
– were particularly tense – he said.

Voronchenko recalled that on November 25, Russia had been openly attacked and captured by 24 sailors of the Ukrainian army. The admiral stressed that this event "shook the whole world and was united in the fight against the aggressor country".

"The return of our heroes to the house is now the main task, it is our affair of honor," said the Navy Commander. According to him, in 2019, naval forces will continue to align the organizational structure with NATO standards, to receive new ships and boats, as well as the latest weapons.

Previously, the commander of the Ukrainian naval forces, Igor Voronchenko, had declared that Ukraine had only four ships and boats in the waters of the Azov Sea, while there were nearly a hundred ships of the Russian fleet and the FSB. Half of them are able to perform all the tasks.

What caused the escalation of the conflict in the Azov-Black Sea region? On November 25, a Russian border ship broke into the tracks of the Ukrainian tug in the Kerch Strait. It is known that two small armored Ukrainian artillery boats and raids were conducted in accordance with international standards from the port of Odessa to the port of Mariupol

However, Russia said that Ukrainian warships would have illegally penetrated into the temporarily closed waters of the Russian Sea. and continued their movement towards the Kerch Strait.

A group of Ukrainian ships continued their journey to Mariupol. However, during the withdrawal from the Kerch Strait, Russian border ships opened fire on Ukrainian ships, injuring six Ukrainian soldiers. Russia also captured two Ukrainian ships and 24 Ukrainian sailors, who were later arrested in occupied Crimea and taken to SIZO Moscow.

Ukraine then introduced a military state in the 10 regions until December 26th. In addition, on November 30, Ukraine banned the entry into its territory of Russian citizens aged 16 to 60 years.

Russia is no longer the first month of the world to block foreign ships going to the Ukrainian ports of the Azov Sea. As a result, the Ukrainian economy suffers considerable losses.