Russian troops stopped a Ukrainian cargo ship trying to evacuate Azov battalion leaders from the port of Mariupol on Friday night time, Russian protection ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov stated on Saturday
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 09th April, 2022) Russian troops stopped a Ukrainian cargo ship trying to evacuate Azov battalion leaders from the port of Mariupol on Friday night time, Russian protection ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov stated on Saturday.
He famous that Kiev continues its makes an attempt to evacuate leaders of nationalist Azov battalion and international instructors from besieged Mariupol.
“On the evening of April 8, Kiev made a new unsuccessful attempt to evacuate the leaders of the Ukrainian Nazis by sea. At night, the Ukrainian cargo ship Apache, registered in Maltese Valletta port, sailing under the Maltese flag, followed a caravan of ships from the Taganrog Bay to the Kerch Strait.
At 22:38 GMT, 30 kilometers (18 miles) south-east of Mariupol, the cargo ship abruptly changed course and tried to break through to the Mariupol seaport blocked by the Russian Black Sea Fleet,” Konashenkov stated.
The cargo ship ignored the calls to speak by way of the worldwide channel, he stated. The Russian troops then opened warning artillery fireplace on the intruder ship, after which Apache caught fireplace, its crew requested assist and confirmed readiness to adjust to the orders.
There are not any injured among the many crew members of the vessel, which has been escorted to the port of the Russian metropolis of Yeysk, Russian protection ministry spokesman added.
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