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Navigation will be banned due to the construction of the Kerch bridge for the period from August 28 to August 31, 2017, as reported on the site of the Russian-controlled administration of the seaports of the Black Sea.
"Navigation of all ships and vessels, with the exception of ships and vessels of the [Russian] Navy, ships and vessels of the federal security agencies, as well as vessels participating in the technological process of construction [of the Kerch bridge] shall be banned from 00:00 local time on August 28 to 00:00 local time on August 31," the announcement says.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Russia has violated the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) by limiting navigation to Ukrainian ports of the Azov Sea due to the construction of the Kerch bridge, according to the Ministry of temporarily occupied territories and IDPs of Ukraine.
According to Art. 44 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982, states bordering straits shall not hinder the transit passage and shall inform accordingly about any known threats to navigation in the strait. There shall be no suspension of transit passage.