Moscow captured three Ukrainian navy vessels and arrested twenty-four Ukrainian sailors on Nov. 25, 2018, near the Kerch Strait. The maritime clash indicates that the focal point of the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict may gradually switch from the Donbas to the Azov Sea and Crimean peninsula in 2019.
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The Ukrainian command ship Donbas is seen moored as workers build new terminal at the Port of Mariupol on the Azov Sea, eastern Ukraine on Dec. 2, 2018.
