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00:50 – Who are Ilyin and Berezovsky? Ukrainian-Russian friendship 13:30 – Donuzlav. How the Russians blocked Ukrainian ships 18:04 – How the Cherkassy broke out of encirclement 25:05 – What the ship’s commander Yuriy Fedash regrets In March 2014, during the Russian occupation of Crimea, the last ship of the Ukrainian Navy to be captured by the Russians was the minesweeper Cherkassy. At the time, it was based in Donuzlav, on the western coast of Crimea, and its commander was Yuriy Fedash. Ukrainians called the Cherkassy a symbol of resistance to the annexation of Crimea. Siege, betrayal, reconnaissance, breakthroughs and assault. The sailors of the minesweeper experienced all this in just 20 days. The operation to seize the ships in Crimea was led by the high command of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. And not the least important role was played by Ukrainian admirals - Yuri Ilyin and Denis Berezovsky. This story has already been filmed by Ukrainian filmmakers - the film "Cherkasy" will be released on February 27. On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the annexation of the peninsula, journalists of Krym.Realii tell the true story of the resistance of military sailors. ::: ... ::: ... ::: ... #CrimeaRealities #Crimea #CrimeaNews #Ukraine #annexation #Cherkasy #Donuzlav #UkrainianNavy