Black Sea Burst! Russian warships firing on cargo ships as a warning of automatic weapons | inspection | cargo ships
According to Reuters, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on August 13th that a warship of the Russian Navy opened fire with automatic weapons on a cargo ship flying the Palau flag in the southwestern waters of the Black Sea as a warning. The ship was heading towards Ukraine at the time.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated in a statement that the captain of the above-mentioned cargo ship did not respond to the Russian side's request for a stop inspection, and the Russian Navy patrol ship Vasily Bekov opened fire on it using automatic weapons.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the cargo ship, named "Xuklu Okan", was sailing towards the port of Izmir in Ukraine at the time.
According to the report, the shipping data of Luft Company shows that the cargo ship was heading towards the northern coast of Bulgaria at that time.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated, "In order to forcibly stop this cargo ship, automatic weapons were used for warning shooting."
According to reports, the Russian military boarded the cargo ship "Xuklu Okan" on a Ka-29 helicopter.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated, "After the inspection team completed the boarding inspection work, the 'Huckleberry Okan' continued to sail towards the port of Izmir."
After Russia announced its withdrawal from the Black Sea grain export agreement, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that starting from July 20th, Russia will consider all ships bound for Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea area as potential military material transport ships, and the countries to which such ships fly flags will be considered to be involved in the Ukrainian conflict.