Ukrainian army moves to combat readiness after demanding Russia return warships
The Ukrainian army has moved to full combat readiness, the press service of the country's Defense Ministry said.
The statement said that the corresponding order was adopted on the basis of a decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.on the imposition of a state of war.
In addition, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has been put on full combat alert.
"Countermeasures have been stepped up to prevent further provocations by Russian special services on the territory of Ukraine that would destabilize the situation in the country," the ministry said.
Meanwhile, shipping in the Kerch Strait, which connects the Black and Azov Seas, resumed on Sunday for security purposes, Alexey Volkov, general director of the Crimean port enterprise, told Sputnik.
November 25,Three ships of the Ukrainian Navy Berdyansk, Nikopol and Yana Kapaviolating Articles 19 and 21 of the UN Convention, illegally crossed the maritime border of Russia. These vessels did not comply with the legitimate requests of the Russian authorities.
Russia decided to use weapons. All three ships were seized about 20 kilometers off the Russian coast.
In the incident, three Ukrainian soldiers were slightly injured. They received medical care, their lives are not in danger. Russia has opened a criminal case for violating the state border.
Ukraine is demanding that the Russian Federation return the sailors of the Ukrainian naval vessels seized for violating the Russian border, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement: "Ukraine demands urgent provision of medical assistance to the wounded servicemen, ensuring their immediate and safe return to their homeland, as well as the return of captured military property and compensation to the Ukrainian side for the losses caused."
