 Russia, using civilian vessels as protective barrages in the Black Sea. The Russian invaders are trying to protect their ships in the Black Sea in various ways, particularly by using civilian vessels. This was stated by Natalia Humenyuk, head of the Joint Press Centre for the Operational Command South. According to her, the strikes by Ukrainian naval drones on the Sig Tanker and the Olenegorsky Goniak large landing ship forced the Russians to disperse their vessels in the waters near Novorossiysk. They hide behind the southeastern coast of Crimea, for the time being. The main thing that has changed is that they formed a so-called vessel inspection area where civilian vessels are gathered. In fact, they create barrages so as not to be harmed as a result of attacks, Humenyuk said. According to her, the occupiers understood that similar attacks by naval drones would certainly be repeated. She said that transport and navigation corridors in the Black Sea should be under international guarantee. It must be understood that these transport and navigation corridors that exist today should be under international guarantees. The guarantees of the UN or Turkey as a powerful player of NATO and the Black Sea country were sufficient for a full-fledged grain corridor to function. In those conditions, the defense forces of Ukraine were able to ensure the safety of ships that transported grain. Therefore, we continue diplomatic cooperation, continue agreements with partners and are ready to provide everything we can. Natalia Humenyuk said. We noted that Russia was trying now to control the coast along Crimea as well as exposed the surface situation with the help of warships. According to her, the support ships may have unmanned aerial vehicles of the reconnaissance type which can not only scout but also drop ammunition on those objects that they consider important for destruction. As reported, the Russian military opened warning fire on the dry cargo ship Sukhara Okan flying the flag of Palau which was heading to the Ukrainian port of Ismail.