The representative of the company-shipowner of the trawler "Nord" Anna Sheveleva said that captured Russian border guards Russian sailors can not leave the territory of Ukraine. Despite the fact that all of them have passports. "There is an oral ban on missing children across the border. This means that at the first attempt, again, cases of illegal crossing. In fact, they are hostages of the system of power in Ukraine, "- quotes Shevelyov agency" Kryminform ". She stressed that the Russian side will seek to ensure the right of departure of seafarers from the territory of Ukraine. The ship "Nord" was captured on March 25, 2018 in the neutral waters of the Azov Sea. All 10 members of the crew from the Crimea, they are citizens of Russia, while their documents were withdrawn after detention.

Now there are 7 crew members and a captain on the territory of the Nezalezhnaya, they are asked to accept Ukrainian citizenship. Two sailors from the "Nord" managed to leave for Russia through the territory of Belarus. Nine members of the ship's crew were fined, Captain Vladimir Gorbenko was arrested, and then released on bail, but he is forbidden to travel to the Crimea. Pre-trial investigation in the criminal case against Gorbenko extended until September 1. On the fact of the seizure of the "Nord" FSB opened a criminal case.