The official Russian version of the incident with the Ukrainian boats in the Kerch Strait area
On November 26, 2018, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation distributed an informational message “On the provocative actions of the Ukrainian Navy ships” with the official Russian version concerning the detention on November 25 of the Coast Guard of the Border Guard Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation of three units of the Ukrainian Navy — Berdyansk small armored boats and P 176 "Nikopol" project 58155 and raid tug A 947 "Jana Kapu" (formerly "Krasnoperekopsk") project 498. Both boats and tug were detained in Russian territory ial waters off the southeastern coast of the Crimea when trying to implement uncoordinated with the Russian side passage Kercheskom Strait in the Black Sea of Azov.
The report of the FSB of Russia says:
At 4:40 on November 24, 2018, in the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation at a distance of 28-30 miles southeast of Meganom, the forces of the Ukrainian Federal Security Service of the Federal Security Service of the Republic of Crimea detected and identified vessels of the Ukrainian Navy: the support ship Gorlovka (onboard number U -753) and sea tug "Yany Kapu" (tail number A-947), which went to the north-east in the direction of the Kerch Strait.
At 21.30 at the approach of a group of vessels of the Ukrainian Navy to the state border of the Russian Federation, pska-302 informed them about the procedure for crossing the state border of the Russian Federation and the rules of navigation on the Kerch-Yenikalsky channel, providing for filing an application to the Maritime Administration of the port of Kerch in 48, 24 hours and confirmation in 4 hours that the ships of the Ukrainian Navy was not done. A reply was received from the commanders of the ships of the Ukrainian Navy that the crossing of the state border of the Russian Federation and the passage of the Kerch Strait by a ship group is not planned.
At 22.23 Pska-302 brought to the group of vessels of the Ukrainian Navy information on the closure of the area in the territorial sea of the Russian Federation on the approach to the Kerch Strait from the Black Sea. A group of ships of the Ukrainian Navy maneuvers in the EEZ of the Russian Federation at a distance of 6-7 miles from the state border of the Russian Federation, on the traverse of the Kerch Strait.
At 02.05 on November 25 of this year. pskr "Izumrud" in the EEZ of the Russian Federation in the coordinates W = 44 ° 50 'N, D = 36 ° 29' WD found the BAC "Nikopol" and "Berdyansk", going east in the direction of the Kerch Strait.
At 03.45 am, the BAK "Nikopol" and "Berdyansk" approached the area where the ships of the Ukrainian Navy were located: the supply vessel "Gorlovka", the sea tug "Yany Kapu".
Till 05.30 am, refueling of both LHCs from the Gorlovka support vessel was carried out.
At 05.35 BAK "Berdyansk" (call sign "Schooner-175") reported to the technical observation post (m. Takil) about the planned passage of the ships of the Ukrainian Navy (tug "Yana Kapu" (call sign "Desna-947"), BAK "Nikopol" ( call sign "Schooner-176"), BAK "Berdyansk" (call sign "Schooner-175")) to the port of Berdyansk the Kerch Strait at 06.00 am Kiev time (07.00 Moscow time).
At 05.45, the commander of Pska-302 informed the commander of the Berdyansk BAK: “In order to implement the right of the Russian Federation, as a coastal state, to ensure security in the maritime space in accordance with paragraph 2 of Art. 12 FZ-155 dated July 31, 1998 "About the WWII, TM and PZ RF" peaceful passage through the TM of the Russian Federation in the area (coordinates) is temporarily suspended, which you previously notified. We recommend that you do not cross the RF GG until the restrictions are lifted and mandatory regulations are fulfilled in the seaport of Kerch ”.
At 05.50 information was received from the commander of the Berdyansk BAK: "In accordance with the provisions of the Treaty between the Russian Federation and Ukraine" On Cooperation in the Use of the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait of December 24, 2003 "we have the right to freedom of navigation."
At 06.30, the commander of Pska-302 informed the commander of the BAK “Berdyansk” that in the Kerch-Yenikalya canal, a permissive procedure was in place to ensure the safety of navigation and was carried out in accordance with the approved captain of the Kerch plan. The application for passage of the strait is submitted in 48 and 24 hours, confirmed in 4 hours. These requirements are not met by the Ukrainian side. In this regard, following the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal to the ships of the Ukrainian Navy is prohibited (in accordance with paragraphs 20, 38 of Mandatory Regulations in the seaport of Kerch, approved by order of the Ministry of Transport of Russia of October 21, 2015 No. 313, in the Kerch Strait there is a permit procedure for movement and parking ships).
This group of vessels of the Ukrainian Navy ignored this information and continued to follow in the direction of the territorial sea of the Russian Federation.
At 07.10 in the coordinates of W = 44 ° 52 'N, D = 36 ° 31' VD, the Ukrainian Navy ships crossed the line of the state border of the Russian Federation, proceeding to the Kerch Strait (in violation of paragraph 3 of Article 25 of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, clause 2 of article 12 of the Federal Law of 31.07.1998 No. 155-ФЗ “On Inland Sea Waters, Territorial Sea”
and the adjacent zone of the Russian Federation ”).
From 07.20 pskr "Don", pskr "Emerald" took measures to prevent the passage of ships of the Ukrainian Navy Kerch-Yenikalsky channel, called Ukrainian ships by radio, demanded to leave the territorial sea of the Russian Federation immediately (in accordance with Article 30 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 of the year). Requirements to leave the territorial sea of the Russian Federation by the courts of the Ukrainian Navy were ignored.
At 08.35 the ships of the Ukrainian Navy were brought to combat readiness: the artillery installations were uncovered, the artillery barrels were raised at an angle of 45 degrees and directed towards the ships and boats of the Russian Federation (in violation of Art. 19 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982, para. 2 of . 11 FZ-155 dated July 31, 1998 “On WWII, TM and PZ RF”). The Russian side informed the ships of the Ukrainian Navy that in the TM of the Russian Federation the threat of the use of weapons would be regarded as a violation of international law and the laws of the Russian Federation.
At 10.35 a group of vessels of the Ukrainian Navy in the coordinates W = 46 ° 09 NL, D = 36 ° 33 VD reported to the headquarters of the naval base "Ochakovo" of the Ukrainian Navy that they were caught by coast guard ships of the FSB of Russia FSB, it was difficult to tug, boats offered type "Gyurza" at maximum speeds come off and go beyond the fairway.
From 10.35 to 18.30, as a result of the maneuvering of the Russian border ships, a group of Ukrainian naval vessels was blocked in the vicinity of anchorage No. 471 (south of the Kerch Strait).
At 18.30 a group of vessels of the Ukrainian Navy in order to break through the blocking took off from the drift, began to move 200 degrees to exit the territorial sea of the Russian Federation, the speed of the tank Berdyansk, Nikopol - 20 knots, MB Yany Kapu - 8 knots. Pskr "Don", Pskr "Izumrud" began the persecution of a group of vessels of the Ukrainian Navy, brought to them the requirement to stop (in accordance with Article 30 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982, from paragraph 2 of Article 12 of the Federal Law of 07/31/1998 No. 155 - FZ "On the inland marine waters, the territorial sea and the contiguous zone of the Russian Federation").
In the period from 19.00 to 20.40 pskr "Don", pskr "Emerald" continued to prosecute a group of vessels of the Ukrainian Navy, a call to communicate on channel 16 of the VHF band, sending sound, light and pyrotechnic signals about the stop. The group of vessels of the Ukrainian Navy did not comply with the requirements for stopping; they did not contact the communications (in violation of clause 2 of Article 12 of the Federal Law of 31.07.1998 No. 155-ФЗ “On Inland Sea Water, Territorial Sea and Adjacent Zone of the Russian Federation”, 30 of the Law of the Russian Federation of April 1, 1993 No. 4730-I “On the State Border of the Russian Federation”).
At 20.42 pskr "Emerald" warned a group of vessels of the Ukrainian Navy about the implementation of preventive shooting in case of continued ignoring signals and requirements for stopping (in accordance with Article 30 of the Law of the Russian Federation of April 1, 1993 No. 4730-I "On the State Border of the Russian Federation" , p. 9, 11 of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of February 24, 2010 No. 80 “On approval of the Rules for the use of weapons and military equipment while protecting the state border of the Russian Federation, the exclusive economic zone and continental Russia Foot Shelf ").
Due to the fact that the ships of the border agencies have exhausted all the measures necessary for the prevention of violations of the legislation of the Russian Federation by boats of the Ukrainian Navy, as well as in accordance with the Rules for the use of weapons and military equipment while protecting the state border of the Russian Federation, the exclusive economic zone and the continental the shelf of the Russian Federation, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of February 24, 2010 No. 80, the commander of the missile defense command "Izumrud" made a decision to carry out preventive shooting from an airborne artillery installation in the direction of the Ukrainian Navy ships.
At 20.45 pskr "Emerald" in the coordinates of the Russian Federation W = 44 ° 53'47 SSh, D = 36 ° 25'76 VD in the territorial sea performed warning shots in the direction of the group goal (BAC "Berdyansk", "Nikopol", MB "Yany Kapu ") On the left side of the aft course corners from the Emerald center-line station from a distance of 2 kbt, which made it possible to see the fact of the execution of warning shooting
(in accordance with clause 10,12,13 of the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of February 24, 2010 No. 80 “On Approval of the Rules for the Use of Weapons and Military Equipment while Protecting the State Border of the Russian Federation, the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf of the Russian Federation”). A group of vessels of the Ukrainian Navy did not respond to the requirements for stopping, did not contact the communication, continued to move towards the line of the state border of the Russian Federation.
At 20.50 pskr "Emerald" warned BAK "Berdyansk" that in case of non-compliance with the requirements to stop on it will be used weapons to kill (in accordance with paragraph 24, 25 of the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of February 24, 2010 No. 80 "On the approval of the Rules use of weapons and military equipment while protecting the state border of the Russian Federation, the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf of the Russian Federation "). BAK "Berdyansk" stop requests ignored.
At 20.55 pskr "Emerald" in the coordinates of W = 44 ° 51'3 SS, D = 36 ° 23'4 VD in the territorial sea used a weapon to defeat the LHC "Berdyansk".
At 20.58 the BAK “Berdyansk” went into a drift, the commander of the boat got out on the phone, informed about the wounded on board, and asked for help.
At 21.06 pskr "Izumrud" detained the BAC "Berdyansk", removed 7 crew members from it, including 3 wounded, who received first aid, to rescue the boat of the Ukrainian Navy the primary measures to fight for survivability were performed.
At 21.15 pskr "Don" stopped and detained MB "Yany Kapu."
At 21.27, the helicopter of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Ka-52 in the territorial sea of the Russian Federation, stopped the Nikopol tank, and the Suzdalets fleet of the Russian Black Sea Fleet approached the station to monitor its actions.
At 23.21 pskr "Don" carried out the detention of the BAC "Nikopol".
At 00.40 on November 26 of this year. PSKA-605 delivered the wounded soldiers of the Ukrainian Navy to the port of Kerch, the wounded were sent for treatment at the 1st Kerch city hospital.
At 01.10 the convoy of the detained vessels of the Ukrainian Navy to the port of Kerch began.
At 06.40, the detained vessels of the Ukrainian Navy were delivered to the port of Kerch for further investigation.
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