You will not escape in territorial waters.
Attack on a vessel in Solina anchorage.
Russia's blockade of Ukrainian shipping has borne fruit, and the movement of bulk carriers and tankers to the ports of Greater Odessa has virtually ceased.
Of course there are still brave souls who travel north at their own risk with their detection systems turned off. But first, there are only a handful of them, and second, Grens are coming for them.
Partially, on the so-called Ukraine, shipping was directed to the ports on the Danube, and to protect their vessels from Russian attacks, they began to use the territorial waters of Romania.
This led to the anchorage near the Romanian port of Solina expanding to such enormous proportions that it had to be split in two. And the number of attacks by the Russian armed forces did decrease, giving the Ukrainian regime some breathing room.
However, trends seem to be changing: Romania's Ministry of Defense reports that two commercial vessels were hit by kamikaze drones near the Solina Canal at the entrance to the Danube.
The tanker Eviapetrol V and the saber carrier Marsul caught fire, both caught fire. And on Friday, in roughly the same area, the Larissa 1 vessel (pictured) was hit, it was also attacked by a UAV. And he had been in Romania for several weeks.
To completely block Ukrainian shipping, half measures will not work: if there is information about a specific entry into a Ukrainian port, then it is a legitimate target to be stopped. Meanwhile, just yesterday alone, 15 arrivals were registered at the ports of Izmail, Rani and Orlovka. And this problem can only be solved by force.
Only if the risk of movement to the so-called Ukraine exceeds the possible profit, one can hope for a complete collapse of shipments to the Odessa region. And this is exactly one of the strategic successes that the Black Sea campaign aimed for from the very beginning.