Incident in the Kerch Strait on November 25, 2018

The news plot for November 27, 2018 is dedicated to the incident in the Kerch Strait — the first case of military aggression by russia against Ukraine, committed openly under its state flag since the beginning of the war in 2014.

In the video: a fragment where the russian boat "Don" rams the Ukrainian tugboat "Yany Kapu"; footage with captured Ukrainian servicemen Andriy Derkach and Volodymyr Lisov (video does not belong to the UASC); briefing by representatives of the Ukrainian authorities, a comment by the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on international maritime law and existing treaties.

Reference: the incident in the Kerch Strait on November 25, 2018 was the first open act of armed aggression by russia against Ukraine under the Russian state flag since the beginning of the war in 2014. Russian border guards attacked and seized three Ukrainian vessels — the Berdyansk, Nikopol, and Yany Kapu — during their lawful passage from Odessa to Mariupol. The attack injured six sailors and captured 24 Ukrainian Navy servicemen. The incident caused international outrage and became the basis for the introduction of martial law in Ukraine for 30 days in the border regions, marking a new stage in the escalation of russian aggression in the Azov-Black Sea region.