Continuing to disregard the norms of international maritime law, ship groups of the Russian Federation block civilian navigation in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, making them a zone of hostilities. In readiness for the use of missile weapons in the Black Sea are two carriers of cruise missiles of the Russian Federation of the Caliber type with a total salvo of up to 16 missiles. This is reported by the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

At the same time, Russia cynically announces allegedly safe routes in the Black Sea for civilian shipping..

“Such a statement is a manipulation. The aggressor country cannot be a guarantor of security, because from the first days of a full-scale invasion, in violation of the safety standards of civil navigation and international humanitarian law, the Russian Federation fired on foreign civilian ships,"

“We will not comply with the fictitious rules of the aggressor country, vile murderer and marauder. Ukraine is an independent, democratic and legal state that adheres to the norms of international law, including international maritime law,” said Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa, Commander of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine..

It is noted that only those that are agreed upon by international treaties, where civilized countries act as guarantors of security, can be truly safe routes..

“We are not playing by the cunning rules of an enemy who every day tries to destroy us and our economy by blocking shipping and shelling civilian infrastructure.. No matter what "

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Earlier it was reported that the Russian Federation blocked almost all ports and maritime opportunities for Ukrainian exports.. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky does not rule out that these routes can be unblocked by military means.