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According to the newspaper “Krasnaya Zvezda”, Deputy Commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, Lieutenant General Viktor Astapov on the eve of the Day of the Marine Corps in Russia announced the details of the capture of Berdyansk by the marines of the Black Sea Fleet and the Caspian Flotilla.
According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine expected attacks by amphibious assault, so they mined the coast and the waters of the ports of the Black and Azov Seas.
“The skilful actions of the fleet forces allowed to deceive the enemy and land the marines of the Black Sea Fleet and the Caspian Flotilla in the Berdyansk area. The main part of the marines of the fleets entered the liberated territory by land,” Astapov told reporters.