Crimea: Three Ukraine navy boats captured by Russian forces following firefight
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russia has seized three Ukrainian navy vessels following a shoot-out in the Black Sea near the Crimean peninsula, prompting the UN Security Council to call an emergency meeting. Ukraine Navy and FM reacts after Russia seizes Ukrainian ships The confrontation took place near the hotly contested Kerch Strait, which separates the peninsula from the Russian mainland. Russia’s FSB security service confirmed its border patrol boats had seized the Ukrainian naval vessels in the Black Sea and used weapons to force them to stop, Russian news agencies reported. “As a result, all three Ukrainian naval vessels were seized in the Russian Federation’s territorial waters in the Black Sea.” Ukrainian authorities said they had given advance notice to the Russians that the vessels would be moving through the strait.