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I keep seeing articles referencing that Russia is blockading Ukraine's ports. As far as I can tell, that is completely untrue. Russia still allows shipping in

I keep seeing articles referencing that Russia is blockading Ukraine's ports. As far as I can tell, that is completely untrue. Russia still allows shipping in the Black Sea in what they call a humanitarian corridor which is "a safe lane south-west of Ukraine's territorial sea, 80 nautical miles long and 3 nautical miles wide, from 08:00 to 19:00" The reason ships can not dock at Ukrainian ports is "Ukraine’s ports are at MARSEC (maritime security) level 3 and remain closed for entry and exit. Sea mines have been laid in port approaches and some port exits are blocked by sunken barges and cranes." This comes from the The International Maritime Organization (IMO) https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/MaritimeSecurityandSafetyintheBlackSeaandSeaofAzov.aspx https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/HotTopics/Pages/MaritimeS... Russia is doing enough evil that we don't have a shortage of stuff to denounce it for. And while misinformation has its place in war, I don't like it here and think it could make the food crisis worse.

lotusmars 4y ago
> "Ukraine’s ports are at MARSEC (maritime security) level 3 and remain closed for entry and exit. Sea mines have been laid in port approaches and some port exits are blocked by sunken barges and cranes." So yeah, this quote literally says that ports are blocked because of war Putin wages on Ukraine. Putin just loves this logic. "I'm not blockading anyone! Feel free to pass to a war-ravaged occupied region with active warfare going on. Everyone who is saying otherwise is a gay Nazi and should look at both sides".