After the attack on Russian ships in the Sea of Azov, the Russian authorities suspended the movement of ships through the Don-Azov Canal.
As Censor.NET reports, Reuters reports this, citing three sources in the grain export industry.
New details
The Don-Azov Canal is a navigable waterway connecting the Don River with the Sea of Azov. According to market analysts, up to a quarter of Russian wheat exports, of which Russia is the world’s largest exporter, pass through the Sea of Azov.
One of Reuters’ interlocutors reported that Russian border guards have informed shipping companies that they have stopped accepting applications for passage through the Kerch Strait, which connects the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.
“All applications for passage through the Kerch Strait, which connects the Seas of Azov and Black, will not be accepted from 6:10 p.m. local time on Friday,” the message said.
What preceded it?
- On July 9, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces reported the destruction of a total of 35 vessels of the Russian “shadow fleet” in 4 days.
- Later, a satellite recorded the damaged Russian tankers in the Sea of Azov.
- On the morning of July 11, the governor of Rostov Oblast complained about a drone attack on four vessels in the Taganrog Bay: among them a methanol tanker Джерело: https://censor.net/ua/n4012938
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For unknown reasons, Russia has stopped the export of oilproducts and grain throught the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. by the Don-Azov Canal. Russia is sanctioning itself!
Destroy the locks on the rivers and canals to stop shipping.
It means the Sea of Azov is now under Ukrainian control. Now time for the Kerch Bridge to go kaboomski.