The Russian side has closed the passage for ships loaded outside the country through the Kerch Strait to the Sea of Azov, the Main Directorate for Maritime Affairs under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey reports.
"According to the official notification we received from the Russian Maritime Administration, the passage of ships loaded from outside the territory of Russia, to the north through the Kerch Strait, which provides passage to the Sea of Azov, is prohibited. The decision was announced for our maritime sector," the Ministry of Transport informs.
