Today, December 17, up to nine Russian ships are on combat duty in the Black Sea, of which not a single carrier of Caliber cruise missiles. This is reported by the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov, the Russian Federation continues to control maritime communications, keeping up to two ships on combat duty.

There are nine Russian ships in the Mediterranean Sea, of which five are carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles, the total salvo is 72 missiles.

In addition, according to the Navy, during the day in the interests of Russia, the passage of the Kerch-Yenikal Strait was made by:.

to the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov - 20 ships, five of them moved from the Bosphorus Strait;

to the Black Sea - 25 ships, of which five continued to move in the direction of the Bosphorus Strait.

In addition, the Navy recalled that Russia continues to violate the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974. (SOLAS), turning off automatic identification systems (AIS) on civilian ships in the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov.

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Earlier it was reported that the Black Sea Fleet of Russia can no longer fully fulfill its functions, its role in the war has been reduced to 70%, says Alexander Musienko, head of the Center for Military Legal Research.