As of Saturday, December 31,

up to 5 enemy ships are on combat duty   in the

Black Sea .

This was reported by the

press

service of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 

1 enemy ship is on combat duty in the Sea of ​​Azov.

And in the Mediterranean Sea - 9 enemy ships, 5 of them carrying "Caliber" cruise missiles, total salvo - 72 missiles.

According to the Ukrainian Navy, over the past day, in the interests of the Russian Federation, 11 vessels passed through the occupied Kerch-Yenikal Strait towards the Sea of ​​Azov, of which 1 sailed from the Bosphorus Strait, and 23 vessels sailed towards the Black Sea, of which 7 vessels continued in towards the Bosphorus.

"The Russian Federation continues to violate the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea of ​​1974 (SOLAS) by turning off automatic identification systems (AIS) on civilian vessels in the waters of the Sea of ​​Azov," the message reads.

The threat of shelling of Ukraine

The day before, on January 27, the spokeswoman of OC "South" Nataliya Gumenyuk reported that

Russia is preparing for a new attack on Ukraine

, but may change tactics and it may not be a massive missile attack.

According to her, there may be a combined attack, because strategic tactical aviation is also being prepared.

Humenyuk also said that due to the storm, the

enemy brought his ship group to the base points as much as possible

.

However, the weather is not so critical, so the invaders can take out their loaded ships and start an attack.

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