From tomorrow all ships in transit through the Black Sea and bound for the Ukrainian ports 'shall be considered as potential carriers of military cargoes and, consequently, the flag countries of such ships will be considered involved in the Ukrainian conflict on the side of the Kiev regime." This was announced this evening by the Ministry of the Defense of the Russian Federation specifying that this Following the termination of the Humanitarian Corridor Initiative maritime in the Black Sea.

The dicastery also specified that "a certain number of sea areas in the north-western and south-eastern parts of the International waters of the Black Sea have been declared temporarily dangerous for navigation. According to the procedure established, relevant information notices have been issued on the withdrawal of seafarers' safety guarantees'.