The international environmental organization Greenpeace has warned of an environmental disaster in the Black Sea following the accident involving two Russian tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, in the Kerch Strait.
The United States and Germany, as the leading Western powers, need to appeal to Turkey to not allow Russian naval vessels previously stationed in Syria to get to the Black Sea.
To safeguard the remnants of its fleet, the Russians are using all available types of aviation equipment to patrol the waters of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
Since the launch of the Black Sea maritime corridor a year ago, 2,300 vessels have entered the Black Sea ports of Ukraine. The volume of cargo turnover exceeded 64 million tonnes.
Ukraine’s Naval Forces and defense intelligence agency (GUR) attacked a gas rig in the Black Sea where personnel and equipment had been deployed recently.
Ukraine’s own Sea Baby naval drones can carry over a ton for more than 1,000 km, which means they are able to sink Russian ships anywhere across the Black Sea.
There may be about 400 sea mines in the Black Sea, but it is difficult to estimate the exact number due to the mines washed away as a result of the Kakhovka HPP explosion.
Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria on Monday, July 1, launched joint mine countermeasures operations in the Black Sea to improve the safety of navigation, in particular for Ukrainian grain exports.
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has called on NATO to strengthen its focus on the Black Sea region in order to counter Russian aggression and restore security.