A month after a maritime incident in the area, and with substantial tensions, Ukraine has announced its intention to send more warships to the Sea of Azov, which means once again crossing throughout Russian waters.
Ukrainian officials say they will create a naval group at their own
ports in the sea, overtly saying it is meant to contest Russian claims
in the Sea of Azov after Crimea’s accession into the Russian Federation.
It’s not clear what sort of ships will be sent, though Ukraine has a
very limited navy at any rate. It is unlikely they can make a serious
challenge to Russia over control of the sea, even if they try to do so.
Interestingly, this announcement comes just one day after Russia announced that they had intelligence on an upcoming Ukrainian “provocation,” and are sending warplanes to Crimea to potentially react to them.
Naval Group Rustbucket
Ukraine will be humbled like Habib in a Turkish prison.
Porky Poroshenko keeps asking for it. Doesn’t he know John McCain is dead?
lol
No problem. They just have to be inspected first and use Russia pilots.
If Russia seizes every ship Ukraine sends, sooner or later Ukraine won’t have a navy and the problem will be solved. 🙂
Russia can always use a few new free ships for its navy. Saves on building new ones. And if NATO decides to send some ships to the Sea of Azov, they can join the Russian fleet too.
The Sea of Azov has a depth of about 7 metres, which even the Ukies must know!!
“It’s not clear what sort of ships will be sent…”
I’m taking “targets” in the pool.
“Kiev would invite representatives of NATO and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on board next time to prove Ukraine was not violating any regulations.”
The whole point is that Ukraine intends to violate the regulations, instead of respecting the will of the Crimean voters. The question is, will alliance officials get on board to be shot by Russia, and what will NATO do after those officials are shot… WWIII? That’s Ukraine’s desperate hope.