Crimean sailors captured by Ukraine managed to take a shower for the first time in 10 days
The crew of the Crimean fishing vessel "Nord", kidnapped by Ukrainian border guards on March 25, hopes to leave for Kherson on April 5 and then return to Crimea.
The ship's assistant captain, Yuri Savelyev, announced this on the air of the Crimea 24 TV channel, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
According to him, the crew was able to swim for the first time in ten days after fecal water was pumped out from the ship.
“The fecal water has been pumped out, so today we are shopping for the first time in 10 days. Food is delivered, bread and all that, that is, we are not hungry. Our health is normal, we are holding on and not losing heart, Russia is behind us. We hope everything will be fine...
On April 5 we have to go to Kherson, but we have no mobility. The captain was supposed to arrive on the 2nd, but no one came, we don’t know anything, lawyers are working on it,” Savelyev said.
The assistant captain added that fishermen were also prohibited from leaving the ship, but urged everyone who was monitoring the development of the situation not to worry: “When they handed over the garbage, they carried it themselves, these bags of garbage. They won't let us out. We rely on our authorities, they help us. The main thing is don’t be upset, we’re naval guys, we’ll hold on, you won’t be able to scare us.”
Let us remind you that the Crimean fishing vessel “Nord” was seized by Ukrainian border guards in the international waters of the Sea of Azov under the pretext of checking documents and towed to the port of Berdyansk. The crew is charged with working without documents, and the captain of the ship is accused of illegally crossing the border, threatening criminal liability.
Crimean sailors captured by Ukraine were able to take a shower for the first time in 10 days.