The Ukrainian side received the first procedural order of the Arbitration Tribunal in the case of the capture by the Russian side of Ukrainian sailors and ships in the Kerch Strait in 2018 and must now submit its memorandum in the case within six months, said Lana Zerkal, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine for European Integration. " And from the moment we submit the Memorandum, the Russians will have 3 months in order to exercise their right and to object to jurisdiction.... At the same time, we have the right to comment on the objections of the Russians and appeal to the Arbitration to reject them. Our position is that it is impossible to resolve the issue of jurisdiction in this case separately from the consideration of facts, " According to her, the order approved the rules of appointment, the rules and the schedule of the Arbitration. The deputy minister also said that from today the case is called " " And the Arbitration has heard us, " According to her, the Arbitration Tribunal must determine whether there really are grounds for dividing the process into two stages (jurisdictional and substantive), and decide on further stages of the consideration of the case.. " If the separation does not happen, then the Russians will be forced to submit their counter-memorandum within 6 months from the date the Arbitration Court ruled to reject consideration of previous objections of the Russian Federation at the jurisdictional stage, " " The goal is to recognize the Russian Federation as a country violating military immunities, and to obtain appropriate compensation, " According to reports, on November 25, 2018, Russian border guards detained the Ukrainian tugboat “Yana Kapu” and small armored artillery boats “Berdyansk” and “Nikopol” heading from Odessa to Mariupol using weapons in the Kerch Strait area..