Rosmorrechflot confirms suspended navigation in Sea of Azov

ROSTOV-ON-DON. Feb 24 (Interfax) - The Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) said that navigation in the Sea of Azov was suspended after a warning from the Russian Defense Ministry.

"Due to a warning received from the Russian Defense Ministry's Black Sea Fleet amid the beginning of antiterrorist operations at 4 a.m. on February 24, navigation in the Sea of Azov was suspended until further notice," the agency press service told Interfax.