The UK government on Wednesday warned that Russia could target civilian shipping in the Black Sea by laying sea mines on the approaches to Ukrainian ports and then blaming Ukraine.
London last month said that Russian forces targeted a civilian cargo ship in the region with “multiple missiles” but they were successfully intercepted by air defences.
Citing declassified intelligence, it said there was a risk of attack to cargo ships travelling through Ukraine’s “humanitarian corridor” to deter Ukrainian grain exports.
“Russia’s pernicious targeting of civilian shipping in the Black Sea demonstrates Putin’s total disregard for civilian lives and the needs of the world’s most vulnerable,” said Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.বিস্তারিত