Russian troops continue to prepare to land on the Black Sea coast in Zatoka and Odesa, the Ukraine Armed Forces General Staff said on Facebook, Report informs.
"The deployment of ship groups of the fleet on the high seas was observed. The enemy is demoralized and continues to suffer losses in personnel and equipment," the statement reads.
The General Staff also reported that, Russian ships demand that the HELT civilian ship enter the Black Sea danger zone so that "the Russian army can hide behind the civilian ship as a human shield; otherwise the Russian ships will open fire on the HELT ship ".