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The Sea of Azov is an internal sea with passage to the Atlantic Ocean going through the Black, Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean seas. It is connected to the Black Sea by the Strait of Kerch, which at its narrowest has a width of 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and a maximum depth of 15 metres (49 ft).
- 7 metres (23 ft)
- 39,000 km² (15,000 sq mi)
- 14 m (46 ft)
- 290 km³ (240×10⁶ acre⋅ft)
On the morning of 25 November, three Ukrainian naval vessels (Gyurza-M-class artillery boats Berdyansk , Nikopol , and the tugboat Yany Kapu ) attempted to travel from the Black Sea port of Odesa in south-western Ukraine to the Azov Sea port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine.
- 25 November 2018
- Russian Border Guard captures three Ukrainian naval vessels, Ukraine declared regional martial law starting on 28 November 2018 and ending 27 December, Ukraine bans entry to all male Russian nationals aged 16–60 for the period of the martial law with exceptions for humanitarian purposes, Ukraine claims that Russia blocked vessels from sailing to Ukrainian ports (denied by Russia)
Location of Kerch Strait. The Kerch Strait is a strait in Eastern Europe. It connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, separating the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea in the west from the Taman Peninsula of Russia's Krasnodar Krai in the east. The strait is 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) to 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) wide and up to 18 metres (59 ft) deep.
- 18 m (59 ft)
- 15 km (9.3 mi)
- 35 km (22 mi)
- 3.1 km (1.9 mi)
Nov 26, 2018 · 11/26/2018 November 26, 2018. Moscow and Kyiv are locked in dispute over an incident in the Kerch Strait off the coast of the Crimean Peninsula. What is it all about?
Nov 27, 2018 · The Kerch strait is the waterway between mainland Russia and Crimea, the peninsula Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. It serves as the gateway into the Sea of Azov, which borders Russia and...
Nov 6, 2018 · Why Is the Sea of Azov So Important? Having illegally annexed Crimea in 2014, Moscow lost no time in seizing Ukrainian energy assets in and around the region. The Kremlin is now conducting another experiment in economic and military operations, but this one has profound implications beyond Ukraine. Before the seizure of Crimea, both Ukraine and ...
Special Report Dear Readers, O n November 25 all eyes turned towards the Azov Sea. An incident in the Kerch strait betwe-en Russian and Ukrainian vessels was commented by some experts to be the start for the next stage of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. I would like to strongly recommend
