Three Russian missile carriers remain combat ready in Black Sea

The relevant statement was made by the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“The enemy is enhancing air defense and anti-submarine sabotage defense measures, as the minesweeper Ivan Golubets was hit at the outer anchorage at the port of Sevastopol,” the report states.

In the Sea of Azov, Russian forces continue to control maritime communications, keeping up to three warships and boats combat ready.

In the Mediterranean Sea, there are 13 Russian warships, including five Kalibr-type cruise missile carriers.

Over the past day, in the interests of the Russian Federation, passage through the Kerch-Yenikale Canal has been carried out as follows: 38 vessels have sailed into the Black Sea, and eight of them have gone towards the Bosphorus Strait; 33 vessels have sailed into the Sea of Azov, including five vessels from the Bosphorus Strait.

According to the Ukrainian Naval forces, Russia continues to violate the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS 1974), turning off automatic identification systems (AIS) on civilian vessels in the Sea of Azov.

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