Ukrainian serviceman aboard a Coast Guard ship in the port of MariupolMOSCOW, Apr 12 Kyiv continues to evade from interaction with representatives of countries and shipowners on the safe exit of foreign ships from the ports of Ukraine, said the head of the Interdepartmental Coordination Headquarters of the Russian Federation for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine — the head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev. «76 foreign ships continue to be blocked in Ukrainian ports from 18 states. The threat of shelling and high mine danger created by official Kiev in its internal waters and territorial sea do not allow ships to freely go to the open sea,» Mizintsev said.
An eyewitness reported that Ukraine was mining the exit from the port of MariupolRussian military daily from 08:00 to 19:00 Moscow time, a humanitarian corridor is opened for the safe movement of ships in a south-westerly direction from the territorial sea of Ukraine with a length of 80 and a width of 3 nautical miles. Detailed information in English and Russian on the functioning of the maritime humanitarian corridor is transmitted daily every 15 minutes via VHF radio on 14 and 16 international channels, reminded Mizintsev. «At the same time, the Kiev authorities continue to evade interaction with representatives of states and companies — of shipowners in resolving the issue of ensuring the safe exit of foreign ships to the assembly area. At the site of the International Maritime Organization, representatives of Ukraine refuse to discuss issues of ensuring the safety of the exit of ships, defiantly avoiding dialogue,» the general said.
47 sailors were evacuated from the Mariupol port, Basurin said
