Russia said its patrol ship checked the vessel Sukru Okan as it headed to the Odesa port of Izmail in southwestern Ukraine.
, the Russian move as an act of piracy, as well as"a clear violation of international law of the sea."
Podolyak added that Russia's move was"a crime against civilian vessels of a third country in the waters of other states." The Ukrainian foreign affairs ministry accused Russia of provocative actions and called on the international community to act, per Reuters. The Institute for the Study of War wrote how Russian forces had not stopped three other civilian ships heading to Ukraine on July 30. This suggested that Moscow"may be unable or unwilling to forcibly stop and search neutral vessels."
Sunday's move was likely to reimpose the threat of escalation on civilian vessels sailing to Ukraine. It also would undermine confidence in the temporary trading corridors through the Black Sea to Ukrainian ports that Kyiv's officials had announced on August 10, the ISW said. The U.S.-based think tank added that Russian naval posturing in the Black Sea seeks to create a chilling effect on civilian maritime traffic to Ukraine without Moscow committing Black Sea Fleet assets to a naval blockade, especially after last month's
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