“The consuls visited the last five of our seamen,” UNIAN quotes him.
According to him, the detained Ukrainian sailors hold out bravely and hope for a speedy return home.
“The health of those visited is satisfactory, but there is one sailor who suffers from diabetes. He is examined by doctors and, if necessary, insulin is introduced to the sailor, that is, he is provided with medical care at this stage, ”Pogoreltsev added.
On November 25, three ships of the Ukrainian Navy illegally crossed the Russian border, after which they were detained along with the crews.
State Duma deputy Pavel Shperov, in an interview with the FAN, appreciated the plans of the Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, to appeal to the International Court of Justice in connection with this incident.