that just make it harder to remove later. its in a prime spot in the port, and has to be raised. thats easier when it’s more intact.
doesn’t seem like firing off anything would make much of a difference here. this is Czarist territory, and enough of the people are Russians to win any referenda on the topic of independence.
be a shame if WWIII started over some random gesture by Nikita Khrushchev..
Only because the non-Czarists were long since removed.
If the Ukraniane ships are to escape, they must blow the obstruction.
Or they should scuttle their own ships, preferably enlarging the blockage and escape by dingy.