“In general, 15 ships were detained and are in the ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol. Some of them have been arrested; in the other part, the relevant courts are continuing, ”the UNN reports.
As noted, "in the field of view of the border guards" is about 940 "ships-offenders."
It is emphasized that most of these vessels serve the work of ports in the Crimea.
Earlier, the Ukrainian side accused Russia of “arresting” more than 150 foreign ships near the Kerch Strait.
In October, Ukraine seized a detained Russian vessel, the Nord. It was reported that it will be put up for auction.
Crimea became the Russian region after the referendum held there in March 2014, in which the majority of the inhabitants of the peninsula spoke in favor of reunification with Russia.