Western Resources Stratfor, that is related to US intelligence structures, beyond the material, which states the "understanding Washington's concerns about the militarization of Ukraine Russian Sea of Azov". The article says, that Russia has made repeated superiority over Ukraine in the Azov waters, and it "can serve as a dissemination of more war and the sea".
One of the "problematic points", Stratfor analysts say, It is built by Russia Crimean Bridge. When this is added, that is the bridge "now allows Russia to increase their activity when checking ships passing under it".
of material:
We compared the forces of Ukraine and Russia on the sea. Comparison is not in favor of Ukraine. In her Navy 11 thousands of troops and only 66 warships and auxiliary vessels, while in Russia only in Sevastopol 25 thousands of sailors and many times more ships. And the imbalance is not only quantitative, but also qualitative. Russia in the Azov Sea holds about 40 their warships and coast guard boats. This grouping can be easily from the Crimea airlifted reinforcements. Ukrainian border ships, which are available in Mariupol and Berdyansk, old. The transfer of ships from Odessa looks problematic.
Ultimately, analysts said structure write, that Ukraine can only hope only on US assistance in curbing Russia on the Azov Sea. And at the same time in the material referred to, that Ukraine should not be on such aid from Washington to count, at least, in the near future. The reasoning such: de jure, the US does not have the right to send their warships into the waters of the Azov Sea, but even if that happens, it will only "exacerbate the nature of the conflict". That is why in Washington reflect on, as “to help Ukraine” on the Azov Sea without US military presence, which “not yet possible”.
