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Ship Sinked to Block Port

With Crimea's parliament voting to secede from Ukraine, Russia's blockade of Ukrainian military installations in the peninsula has moved seaside. The Russian Black Sea Fleet prepared a special operation: the sinking of a decommissioned ship in the middle of Donuzlav Bay in order to prevent traffic in and out of Crimea's port. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky noticed that the unidentified men in military fatigues had suddenly disappeared from the bases — locals said that they'd gone to obstruct a mission of observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) from entering the region.

English
  • Originally Aired March 7, 2014
  • Runtime 4 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Production Company VICE Media
  • Created January 27, 2026 by
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  • Modified January 28, 2026 by
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