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In the Kremlin, they said they did not consider captured Ukrainian prisoners captured in the neutral waters of the Black Sea as prisoners of war
Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russia, said that UNIAN .
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Previously, Channel 24 reported that all persons seized by Russia in the sea of Azov, illegally seized by the Russia declared themselves prisoners of war
Peskov had his opinion on these events.
There are no prisoners of war. I do not know what they testified because the investigation is ongoing. We can not follow the evolution of the investigation. But I can not accept the fact that he is a prisoner of war. There are no prisoners of war on the territory of the Russian Federation,
Peskov said.
In addition, Putin's spokesman added "that it is a case that is the subject of an investigation in relation to the violation by a foreign citizen of the border of the Russian Federation ". 19659008] It should be recalled that during the videoconference of the tripartite contact group security group, the representatives of Russia had responded to Ukraine "in a traditionally spontaneous way". They left the room as soon as the issue of the release of captured Ukrainian seamen was mentioned.
How were Ukrainian sailors captured by Russia? On November 25, a Russian border ship struck a tug of the Ukrainian army 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 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 seized 2 Ukrainian ships and captured 24 Ukrainian sailors, who were later arrested in occupied Crimea and taken to Moscow, SIZO.
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