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Russia continues to keep missile carrier in Black Sea

Russia continues to keep missile carrier in Black Sea Russian ship at sea (photo: facebook.com/mod.mil.rus)

As of 06:00 on September 8, there is again one Russian ship in the Black Sea. It is a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles with a total salvo of up to 4 missiles, according to the morning report of the Ukrainian Navy.

At the same time, there are no enemy ships in the Azov Sea. However, one vessel has been spotted in the Mediterranean Sea, but it is not a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles.

The military also added that over the past day, in the interests of the aggressor country Russia, the Kerch Strait was passed by:

  • 5 ships heading to the Black Sea, 2 of which continued towards the Bosporus Strait;
  • 8 ships heading to the Azov Sea, 6 of which were coming from the Bosporus Strait.

"Russia continues to violate the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) 1974 by turning off Automatic Identification Systems (AIS)," the Ukrainian Navy reported.