# Why Ukraine Should Target Russian Ships in the Black Sea

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2101027849725452712
- Source account: [@Mylovanov](https://x.com/Mylovanov)
- Source language: Ukrainian
- Target language: English
- Duration: 1:21
- Published: 2026-09-19
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- Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/04QCRTNDRDAl/en/why-ukraine-should-target-russian-ships-in-the-black-sea
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## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/04QCRTNDRDAl/en/why-ukraine-should-target-russian-ships-in-the-black-sea) In Kyiv, this is Ukraine's resilience.

[0:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/04QCRTNDRDAl/en/why-ukraine-should-target-russian-ships-in-the-black-sea?t=4) How can Ukraine survive this period so that we force Putin into such a position? I would only add a phrase that we use in the United States: the best defense is a good offense.

[0:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/04QCRTNDRDAl/en/why-ukraine-should-target-russian-ships-in-the-black-sea?t=18) And Ukraine must not only be resilient in defense, but also go on the offensive.

[0:22](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/04QCRTNDRDAl/en/why-ukraine-should-target-russian-ships-in-the-black-sea?t=22) I just spent three days in Odesa. The port is closed, and there are no vessels on the water. The Russians are attacking port facilities with glide bombs, so they are mostly not functioning now.

[0:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/04QCRTNDRDAl/en/why-ukraine-should-target-russian-ships-in-the-black-sea?t=33) Putin can still carry out maritime shipping.

[0:37](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/04QCRTNDRDAl/en/why-ukraine-should-target-russian-ships-in-the-black-sea?t=37) He still has ships in the Black Sea. He is not going to concede and allow Ukraine to restore shipping, unless he has a reason to do so.

[0:48](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/04QCRTNDRDAl/en/why-ukraine-should-target-russian-ships-in-the-black-sea?t=48) So I believe that Ukraine needs to start pursuing every Russian vessel in the Black Sea to force Putin to say, "Oh, we may have a problem."

[1:01](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/04QCRTNDRDAl/en/why-ukraine-should-target-russian-ships-in-the-black-sea?t=61) Of course, a third of the Black Sea Fleet lies at the bottom of the Black Sea, and the rest is effectively moored in Novorossiysk as far away from Ukraine as possible.

[1:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/04QCRTNDRDAl/en/why-ukraine-should-target-russian-ships-in-the-black-sea?t=71) Since the Montreux Convention prohibits warships from leaving and entering the Black Sea through the strait controlled by Turkey.