Russia begins moving captured Ukrainian ships before possible handover 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy ReutersRussia began moving three captured Ukrainian navy ships on Sunday after a Russian newspaper reported Moscow would return them to Ukraine ahead of a four-way summit on eastern Ukraine next month, a Reuters reporter said. Russia seized the ships off the coast of Crimea in November last year after opening fire on them and wounding several sailors. Moscow said the ships – two small Ukrainian armored artillery vessels and a tug boat – had illegally entered its territorial waters. Russia returned the sailors who had been on board the ships to Ukraine in September as part of a prisoner exchange deal.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 17, 2019 12:33 UTC