Russian Foreign Ministry issued a strong statement of protest regarding the situation in the Black Sea.

"The Russian Foreign Ministry strongly protests the serious violation of the rules of peaceful navigation in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea by Ukrainian naval vessels on November 25, 2018. The Russian side requests the convening of an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the current situation," the ministry's statement said.

Headquarters of the Russian Foreign Ministry. Photo: Sputnik

The Russian Foreign Ministry has called the incident with the Ukrainian ships in the Kerch Strait a provocation aimed at creating a pretext to strengthen sanctions against Russia.

Moscow will resolutely prevent any encroachment on its sovereignty and security, the Russian Foreign Ministry said when commenting on the situation in the Kerch Strait.

Moscow also condemned the attack on the Russian diplomatic mission by radical liberal elements in Ukraine, which caused damage to the representative body. The Russian Federation demands that those responsible be brought to justice.

Earlier it was reported that in three Ukrainian cities, a movement of action was taking place in the context of the incident at the Russian border caused by Ukrainian warships. Flares and smoke bombs were thrown at the Russian embassy in Kiev, and in Lvov, near the consulate, tires were burned. In Kharkov, protesters also threw flares at the Russian consulate.

Then, on the evening of November 26, Russia summoned the temporary representative for Ukrainian affairs in Moscow RM Nimchinsky and handed over a note of protest to the gross violation of the rules of peaceful navigation by Ukrainian Navy ships in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation on November 25, 2018 in the Black Sea.