The Russian FSB said that the Ukrainian rescue boat, which was almost captured by Russian ships in the Black Sea, allegedly carried out video and photography of ships.

As reported by Russian media, referring to the statement of the press service of the Frontier Department of the Federal Security Service for the region, the incident occurred on April 23. According to the Russian side, after receiving a signal about the "violation," the border patrol moved to the area to ensure the safety of the crews of Russian dredgers Amur and Pechora,.

It is noted that the commander of the border patrol went into the air and allegedly informed the Ukrainian captain that further movement by this course would lead to a violation of the Russian "state border". The captain of the Ukrainian vessel responded by saying that he had not violated the border and was already leaving for Skadovsk.

After that, according to the FSB, the captain of the Ukrainian boat "independently laid down the declared course and depreciated in that direction".