Russian Attacks On Merchant Ships In Ukraine; Blockade Imposed On Coast And Ports

Bulgarian and NATO navi ships take part during Bulgarian-NATO military navy exercise in the Black sea, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Friday, July, 10, 2015. The naval base in Varna hosts naval exercise with international participation Breeze 2015, between July 3 and 12 in the territorial waters of Bulgaria. More than 30 ships and 1700 troops from the navies of Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey and the USA participate in the exercise. Among the participating vessels there are three frigates from the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) and four ships from the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2). The Bulgarian Navy participates with fifteen warships, auxiliary ships and cutters, two helicopters and more than 1000 personnel. Furthermore, two air planes from the Bulgarian Air Force, troops from the Bulgarian Land Forces and an US patrol airc (Photo by NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

BBC website reported that Russian forces are ‘not ready yet to launch a sea-based operation against the southern port city (of Odesa) as they haven’t established troops on the ground’ there, says Honorary Trustee and Academic Advisor, Prof Steven Haines. While this may well be the case about a ground assault on the port city – it is by no means the whole story. Odesa has not escaped assault. All the available evidence strongly suggests Russia’s naval forces have most certainly been launching...

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