In the event of war, Russia will use the advantage in the Sea of Azov to put pressure on the south of Ukraine - Kuleb
13:22, 26 December
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The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba believes that the Russian Federation has a military advantage in the Sea of Azov, which it will use in the event of war to put pressure on the southern cities of our country.
He made the statement in an interview with The Washington Post.
"In terms of security, Russia dominates the Sea of Azov", - Ukraine's chief diplomat said .
According to Kuleba, today "Russia dictates the situation in Azov and mainly uses it as a theater of operations".
What is known
- The Russian military assembled a command of the Black Sea Fleet in the occupied Crimea.
- On December 10, the Ukrainian Navy said that Russia had also blocked almost 70% of the Sea of Azov around the occupied Crimea.
- The Guardian reports, citing British intelligence sources, that there are currently about 175,000 Russian servicemen near the Ukrainian border, and that Russia is considering three scenarios for a military offensive.
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