Ukraine Seizes Russian Tanker Involved In Kerch Strait Incident

Thursday, July 25 , 2019 - 20:11 (EET) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

Ukrainian authorities have seized a Russian tanker that Moscow allegedly used to block Ukrainian vessels in the Kerch Strait last November. Russia has been holding 24 Ukrainian sailors since the November 25, 2018, incident. An official Ukrainian video handout shows members of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) boarding the Russian tanker Nika Spirit anchored at the Ukrainian port city of Izmayil on July 25. …read more

Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty