In the Black Sea, enemy ships are trying to isolate battle areas and block civilian ships

Russian ships are blocking civilian ships in the Black Sea/Radio Liberty (illustrative photo)

In the Black Sea, Russian ships continue to isolate combat areas, thereby blocking civilian navigation.

This is stated in operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on May 17 as of 18:00.

shipping, the report says.

What is the overall situation in the South

• In the Yuzhnobuzh direction, the occupiers did not conduct active hostilities.
• The General Staff noted that they recorded shelling of Ukrainian units from mortars and cannon artillery.
• Russian infidels continue engineering work to equip the second line of defense with reinforced concrete structures.