Published
Video length: 2 min
War in Ukraine: with the Ukrainian Navy in the Black Sea
Ukrainian patrol boats are responsible for monitoring the coasts of the Black Sea, a strategic point for Ukraine and Russia. – (Franceinfo)
Ukrainian patrol boats are responsible for monitoring the coasts of the Black Sea, a strategic point for Ukraine and Russia.
Off the coast of Odessa (Ukraine), in the Black Sea, soldiers are aboard a Ukrainian patrol boat. A surveillance mission for heavily armed soldiers: machine guns and Stinger missiles are part of the journey, because the danger is permanent. At any moment, a Russian ship could appear. THEDrone attacks are also frequent in this maritime corridor which runs along Ukrainian ports.
Fifteen to twenty operations per day
That day, it is a bulk carrier that must be intercepted in order to check its cargo. Boarding is the most delicate moment. These maritime guards carry out this type of operation fifteen to twenty times a day. “Maritime security units inspect all ships that must enter a Ukrainian port. Everything must be checked before loading cereal products: detect possible weapons, explosives or other dangerous substances.explains Oleksandr Yakovenko, Ukrainian navy captaine.
