The Ukrainian
warships continue heading to the Kerch Strait, where the traffic is regulated
under a schedule approved by the captain of the Russian sea port.
SIMFEROPOL, November
25. /TASS/. Three Ukrainian warships have illegally crossed Russia’s state
border entering its territorial waters, and are carrying out dangerous
maneuvers, the Federal Security Service’s Border Service in Crimea said on
Sunday.
"This morning at
around 7:00 a.m. Moscow Time three ships of Ukraine’s Navy violated Articles 19
and 21 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which define the
right of a coastal state to ensure maritime security, crossed the Russian state
border and illegally entered the temporarily closed waters of the Russian
territorial sea," the statement said.
The Ukrainian
warships continue heading to the Kerch Strait, where the traffic is regulated
under a schedule approved by the captain of the Russian sea port. A source in
Crimea’s maritime authorities said the vessels are expected to reach the Kerch
Strait in an hour and a half.
The Ukrainian
warships are conducting dangerous maneuvers and are failing to meet the requirements,
the Federal Security Service’s Border Department in Crimea said. "Until
now the requests have not been sent in due order, the vessels have not been
included in the schedule of passage. The vessels are carrying out dangerous
maneuvers and are disobeying the Russian authorities’ demands," the
statement said.
The Border Service is
taking all steps to ensure security of navigation and regulation of maritime
traffic in the waters of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov and the Kerch
Strait.
Source: ITAR-TASS
25-11-2018
