The suspected captain of the “shadow” vessel, which was detained in December 2025, faces up to five years in prison.
Under the procedural guidance of the prosecutor’s office, the captain of the Russian dry cargo ship was informed of suspicion of violating the procedure for entering and leaving the occupied Crimea.
After the vessel was detained in the Odesa port in December 2025, during searches and analysis of documents seized on board, the investigation established that it had previously made an illegal voyage to the occupied Crimea.
According to the investigation, it concerns a citizen of one of the Middle Eastern countries – the captain of a Russian dry cargo ship, which was detained in the Odesa seaport in