Ukrainian military 'temporarily' lost access to Sea of Azov – Defense Ministry
The Defense Ministry of Ukraine admitted in a Facebook post on Saturday it no longer had access to the Sea of Azov, TASS reported.
"The occupiers have partially succeeded in the Donetsk operational district, temporarily depriving Ukraine of access to the Sea of Azov," the statement said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised address on February 24 that in response to a request by the heads of the Donbass republics he had made a decision to carry out a special military operation in order to protect people "who have been suffering from abuse and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years." The Russian leader stressed that Moscow had no plans of occupying Ukrainian territories.
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