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⚓The flagship of #UAnavy corvette "Hetman Ivan Mazepa" was built in Turkey.
🚢At the same time this ship will be the best security guarantee for freedom of navigation in #BlackSea and #AzovSea
And #CrimeaIsUkraine
@UA_NAVY @ZelenskaUA
🚢At the same time this ship will be the best security guarantee for freedom of navigation in #BlackSea and #AzovSea
And #CrimeaIsUkraine
@UA_NAVY @ZelenskaUA
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In April 2022, russia exported by sea from the ports of the #Azov and #BlackSea at least 10,900,000 tons of oil and petroleum products, including the physical volume of crude oil - about 8,500,000 tons (78%). - Black Sea News report
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The physical volume of exports of petroleum products - about 2,400,000 tons (22%).
The value of this bloody April oil is estimated at about $ 7.4 bln. This amount of export revenue of the aggressor country is approximately equal to the value of 1,090 cruise missiles "Caliber"
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The value of this bloody April oil is estimated at about $ 7.4 bln. This amount of export revenue of the aggressor country is approximately equal to the value of 1,090 cruise missiles "Caliber"
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🧵Southern #Ukrainian Front & key strategic ports, rail/roadways & bridges...
Overview...
#Odesa in the west, #Mariupol in the east, #Crimea in south (w #Sebastopol & #Kerch) and all roads & rails lead to key crossings of the #Dnieper River near #Kherson...
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Overview...
#Odesa in the west, #Mariupol in the east, #Crimea in south (w #Sebastopol & #Kerch) and all roads & rails lead to key crossings of the #Dnieper River near #Kherson...
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Occupied Crimea...
Sebastopol in the SW, home to #Russian #BlackSea Fleet (inc. #Ukraine's fleet taken over in 2014) and Krech in the east.
Both have road and rail to Kherson as well as industrial port facilities.
Kerch controls Straight of Kerch, waterway into #AzovSea
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Sebastopol in the SW, home to #Russian #BlackSea Fleet (inc. #Ukraine's fleet taken over in 2014) and Krech in the east.
Both have road and rail to Kherson as well as industrial port facilities.
Kerch controls Straight of Kerch, waterway into #AzovSea
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#Berdyansk, Mariupol & #Zaporizhzhya
Berdyansk - 2nd Ukrainian indust. port facilities on Sea of Azov after Mariupol
Berdyansk was an offloading facility for Russians to hit rear flank of Ukrainian defenses of Mariupol
Red "escape route" to Zaporizhzhya
Purple -> Kherson
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Berdyansk - 2nd Ukrainian indust. port facilities on Sea of Azov after Mariupol
Berdyansk was an offloading facility for Russians to hit rear flank of Ukrainian defenses of Mariupol
Red "escape route" to Zaporizhzhya
Purple -> Kherson
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#RussiaUkraine
#LPR troops during the night conducted successful battles against Ukrainian nationalists from several directions inside Severodonetsk and Rubezhnoye, - the Russian Defense Ministry
This is in the same general area as the attached post
#LPR troops during the night conducted successful battles against Ukrainian nationalists from several directions inside Severodonetsk and Rubezhnoye, - the Russian Defense Ministry
This is in the same general area as the attached post
#RussiaUkraine
The Russian Defense Ministry will soon provide new information about the work of American biological laboratories in Ukraine and developments in the field of biological weapons.
The Russian Defense Ministry will soon provide new information about the work of American biological laboratories in Ukraine and developments in the field of biological weapons.
1/Recap of Day 1 of #Russia invading #ukraine with a focus on the #maritime and global #shipping perspective.
@johnkonrad of @gCaptain and @mercoglianos discussed the situation on What's Going on With Shipping?
@johnkonrad of @gCaptain and @mercoglianos discussed the situation on What's Going on With Shipping?
2/Russia Invades Ukraine In Europe’s Darkest Hours Since WWII
"Russian forces invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on Thursday in the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War Two."
gcaptain.com/russia-invades…
"Russian forces invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on Thursday in the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War Two."
gcaptain.com/russia-invades…
3/Ukraine’s Military Suspends Shipping at Ports
"Russia earlier ordered the #AzovSea closed to the movement of commercial vessels until further notice, but kept Russian ports in the #BlackSea open for navigation."
gcaptain.com/ukraine-shuts-…
"Russia earlier ordered the #AzovSea closed to the movement of commercial vessels until further notice, but kept Russian ports in the #BlackSea open for navigation."
gcaptain.com/ukraine-shuts-…
I’m travelling, so instead of a blog post on the #AzovSea crisis, a twitter thread. Bottom line: unless mishandled, this is not a prelude to war. It is #Russia|n aggression vs #Ukraine, but limited in scope. (No justification tho that is) /1
Moscow clearly seeks to turn the Azov Sea into a Russian basin, and to use it to bring leverage to bear on Kyiv. It wants to demonstrate its capacity to act without having to worry about external constraint. /2
Thus is demonstrates military and (geo)political preponderance, but in what is intended as a limited way. /3
#Ukraine’s on the verge of martial law b/c #Russia just seriously escalated its 4yo illegal war—blocking key Kerch Strait, firing on & seizing 3 Ukrainian navy ships, wounding 6 Ukrainian sailors—AND Trump attacks NATO & EU. Appalling, terrifying & expected of a #PutinPuppet.
#Russia’s fresh aggression in its 4+yr illegal war on #Ukraine is a crisis with advance warning. Read @KyivPost’s coverage of Russia’s military threats to gain control of Azov Sea kyivpost.com/ukraine-politi… via @BSBonner #KerchStrait #KerchBlockade #PutinWar #RussiaAttacksUkraine
Escalating tensions between #Russia and #Ukraine in the Sea of Azov bear echoes of Russian provocations that led to the war with Georgia in 2008 atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla… via @AtlanticCouncil h/t @IlvesToomas #KerchBlockade #KerchStrait #RussiaAttacksUkraine #BlackSea
Any other #EU / #US / @NATO / @UN leaders awake?
@FedericaMog @GermanyDiplo @francediplo_EN @foreignoffice @statedeptspox @NATOpress @UN_Spokesperson
#KerchStrait #Ukraine #Russia #PutinAtWar
@FedericaMog @GermanyDiplo @francediplo_EN @foreignoffice @statedeptspox @NATOpress @UN_Spokesperson
#KerchStrait #Ukraine #Russia #PutinAtWar
#Latvia joins #Lithuania in strongly condemning #Russia's violation of international law.
#KerchBlockade #KerchStrait #PutinAtWar
cc @FedericaMog @GermanyDiplo @francediplo_EN @foreignoffice @statedeptspox @NATOpress @UN_Spokesperson @MFA_Ukraine
#KerchBlockade #KerchStrait #PutinAtWar
cc @FedericaMog @GermanyDiplo @francediplo_EN @foreignoffice @statedeptspox @NATOpress @UN_Spokesperson @MFA_Ukraine
STATEMENT #EU:
'We expect #Russia to restore freedom of passage at #KerchStrait & urge.. to de-escalate situation immediately.
Violation of #Ukraine's sovereignty & integrity.
#EU won't recognise illegal annexation of #Crimea by Russia.'
eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/h… #KerchBlockade
'We expect #Russia to restore freedom of passage at #KerchStrait & urge.. to de-escalate situation immediately.
Violation of #Ukraine's sovereignty & integrity.
#EU won't recognise illegal annexation of #Crimea by Russia.'
eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/h… #KerchBlockade
