Ukraine can lose even more from the construction of the Crimean bridge, than voiced by the Minister of Infrastructure Vladimir Omelyan tens of millions of hryvnias, in the case of a ban on the passage of ships to the Ukrainian ports of the Azov Sea.

"We can lose a lot, because in the worst case scenario Russia can at any time make a decision - in the process of construction and after the completion of construction - to prohibit the passage of ships to Ukrainian ports in the Azov Sea - this is Mariupol and Berdyansk," comments "Observer" Crimean economist Yuri Smelyansky.

According to him, such actions will damage not only the ports in the Azov Sea, but will have a negative impact on the social and economic situation in Mariupol and Berdyansk.

"People will lose their jobs, so they will need to compensate for this loss, and this is an additional burden on the budget," Smelyansky explains..

In addition to the blow to the jobs, as the economist says, the loss will be incurred by the business that delivers goods to these ports, or, on the contrary,.

"There is a possibility, and this is already observed, that the load on the ports in the Odessa region is increasing.

For large companies, this is one solution to the issue, and for small companies this is a more painful decision, especially if it is associated with additional financial costs, which can adversely affect the workplaces of enterprises already exporting or importing, "he said..

As previously reported, after the opening of the traffic on the automobile part of the Crimean bridge, all those who thus fall on the territory of the Crimea must be registered by the Ukrainian authorities.