In the written statement made by the Ministry, it was stated that the Russian patrol ship “Vasiliy Bikov” detected the Palau-flagged dry cargo ship “Sukru Okan” in the southwest of the Black Sea.
In the statement, which included the information that the ship was moving towards the Izmail Port of Ukraine, “The captain of the dry cargo ship did not respond to the request to stop for inspection for the shipment of prohibited cargoes. The Russian warship fired a warning fire with an automatic small weapon to forcefully stop the ship.” statements were included.
In the statement, it was noted that the “Ka-29” type helicopter carrying Russian soldiers took off for the inspection of the ship, and said, “After the radio talks, the ship stopped and the inspection team boarded the dry cargo ship. After the inspection team’s work was completed, the Sukru Okan ship continued on its way to Izmail Port.” information shared.
In a statement made by the Russian Ministry of Defense on 19 July, it was stated that all ships going to Ukrainian ports will be considered as “potential military cargo carriers”.
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