Russia using Sea of Azov as war theater - Kuleba

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba says Russia dictates the situation in the Sea of Azov and uses the area as a war theater.

The minister addressed the issue in a comment to The Washington Post, as reported by Ukrinform.

“In terms of security, the Sea of Azov is dominated by Russia,” Kuleba told The Washington Post. “And in case of war, it will be heavily used by them to put pressure on our southern cities on the Azov shore.”

“Under the current circumstances,” said the foreign minister, “of course Russia dictates the situation in the Azov and basically uses it as a war theater.”

As Ukrinform reported earlier, Ukraine’s Navy Commander Oleksiy Neizhpapa said from next year, Ukraine would start receiving from the U.S. Mark VI high-speed combat boats. A number of those are set to be delivered to the country’s port of Berdyansk in the Sea of Azov. Therefore, Ukraine does not rule out that the boats would be heading to their future base from the Black Sea through the Kerch Strait.