
The head of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, told RIA Novosti that Ukraine has lost access to the Black Sea through the Dnieper-Bug estuary due to blocking the passage of ships by the Russian military, which led to an almost complete stop of shipping in the Black Sea basin, including the Dnieper.
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The Dnieper-Bug estuary connects the Dnieper and Southern Bug rivers with the Black Sea, providing access to the sea for the ports of Kherson and Nikolaev. In conditions of military conflict, control over this waterway is of strategic importance.
Ukraine has lost access to the Black Sea through the Dnieper-Bug estuary. The head of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, announced this in a conversation with RIA Novosti.
As the governor explained, the ports of Kherson, which are located on the Dnieper, as well as Nikolaev on the Southern Bug have access to the Black Sea through the Dnieper-Bug estuary. The passage of ships there, according to him, is blocked by the Russian military.
Saldo noted that shipping in the Black Sea basin, including along the Dnieper, is currently practically stopped.
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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