Parliament voted to introduce martial law by Pavlo Gonchar / SOPA Images
The Ukrainian lawmakers voted to introduce martial law in regions of Ukraine close to the Black and Azov seas and along the border with Russia for a period of 30 days, after Russia seized Ukrainian naval ships off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea on 26 November. Three Ukrainian navy ships were captured by Russian special forces, which Russia blocked from passing through the Kerch Strait into the Sea of Azov in the Black Sea on 25 November 2018.
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