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Ukraine and Russia are fighting in the waters of the Black Sea for control of strategic structures

MADRID, 27 Ago.

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Ukraine and Russia are fighting in the waters of the Black Sea for control of strategic structures

MADRID, 27 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom explained this Sunday that Ukraine and Russia have starred in recent weeks in both maritime and air confrontations for the control of oil and natural gas platforms with high strategic value in the waters of the Black Sea.

"Last week, a Russian warplane fired on a small Ukrainian military vessel that was operating near a platform in the northwest of the sea," the Ministry said in a statement posted on the X social network, formerly known as Twitter.

The skirmishes, according to London, have taken place on platforms located between Crimea and Odessa that contain "valuable resources" of hydrocarbons, but that can also be used as military bases where helicopters and long-range missile systems can be positioned.

"The platforms are operated by the Chernomorneftegaz company, which was seized by the pro-Russian occupation authorities in Crimea during the 2014 annexation. Since the invasion, Ukraine has attacked several Russian-controlled platforms. Both Russia and Ukraine have periodically occupied them with troops. ", he has detailed.

In the early stages of the war, Moscow occupied with its troops the island of Serpents, located in the Black Sea, very close to the border with Romania, although at the end of June Kiev announced the withdrawal of Russian forces.