Ukrainian ships did not comply with Russia's requirements for preliminary submission of a request for passage through the Kerch Strait, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said Monday in a statement.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 26th November, 2018) Ukrainian ships did not comply with Russia's requirements for preliminary submission of a request for passage through the Kerch Strait, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said Monday in a statement."When a group of vessels of the Ukrainian Navy was approaching Russia's state border, [a patrol boat] informed them about the procedure for crossing Russia's state border and the rules of navigation on the Kerch-Yenikale canal, which stipulated filing an application to Kerch's maritime administration 48 hours and 24 hours in advance, and sending a confirmation 4 hours in advance, which was not done by the ships of the Ukrainian Navy," the statement reads.
"The commanders of the Ukrainian Navy responded that their group did not plan to cross the state border of the Russian Federation and did not plan to pass through the Kerch Strait," the FSB added.
