Russia is trying to turn Ukraine from a sea power into a continental one, said the former commander of the Naval Forces of the Nezalezhnyi Vice Admiral Sergei Gaiduk. According to Gaiduk, in the Sea of ??Azov Russia is implementing a strategy of chaos, consistently calculating its actions. The Vice Admiral believes that Moscow exerts economic pressure on the Mariupol and Berdyansk seaports, and that this pressure has far-reaching consequences.

"We must understand that in these ports there are up to 5 thousand. Portovikov, who in case of job loss can carry out social actions. and here the miscalculation goes in that direction, "Haiduk said on the air of the television channel" Espreso ".

He stressed that it must be remembered that Mariupol is located near the places of military operations in Donbass. The situation for Kiev will worsen if clashes occur on the contact line, and riots in the population will begin in Mariupol, because people will lose their jobs. "I think these questions are being miscalculated, and Russia is betting on it," added Hajduk. The former commander of the Ukrainian Navy believes that such actions will be used to realize the "worst-case scenario" - to cut through the corridor that will pass along the Sea of ??Azov.