
The governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said that the exit to the Black Sea through the Dnieper-Bug estuary was blocked by the Russian military, and navigation in the Black Sea basin, including the Dnieper, was practically stopped.
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The Dnieper-Bug estuary is located in the northern part of the Black Sea and provides access to ports on the Dnieper and Southern Bug rivers. Blocking it limits Ukraine's maritime access.
Brief retelling from RIA II
The exit to the Black Sea through the Dnieper-Bug estuary is blocked by the Russian military, said the governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo.
Shipping in the Black Sea basin, including along the Dnieper, has practically stopped, according to Saldo.
MOSCOW, September 15 – RIA Novosti. Ukraine has lost access to the Black Sea through the Dnieper-Bug estuary, the passage of ships there is blocked by the Russian military, Governor of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
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“The ports of Kherson, which are located on the Dnieper, Nikolaev on the Southern Bug, have access to the Black Sea through the Dnieper-Bug estuary. The passage of ships there is actually blocked by our military,” said Saldo.
According to him, shipping in the Black Sea basin, including along the Dnieper, has now practically stopped.
The Dnieper-Bug estuary is located in the northern part of the Black Sea within the Kherson and Nikolaev regions. It opens access to the Black Sea from ports located on the banks of the Southern Bug and Dnieper rivers.
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia will retain control over the Dnieper-Bug estuary in the coming weeks
Likely · Within weeks

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