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2024-01-07 11:56:30 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 361AF5FC2F3BF2E94C54861D3840D73B4AB9D4F5A2AD5994C434D76FA3C7E9F0
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Original Note:
The minesweepers in question are NOT British. They have been commissioned into the Ukrainian Navy on the 13th of July 2023. According to the Montreux Convention, naval ships of belligerent nations (Ukraine and Russia) cannot pass through the straits. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/07/ukraine-commissioned-two-mcm-vessels/
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