The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) explicitly states "SOME AREAS OF THE BLACK SEA HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY DECLARED AS DANGEROUS FOR NAVIGATION **COUNTRIES, UNDER WHICH FLAGS VESSELS ARE TRAVELLING TO UKRAINIAN PORTS ON THE BLACK SEA, WILL BE CONSIDERED AS PARTIES TO CONFLICT ON UKRAINIAN SIDE**

Russia imposed a naval blockade of Ukraine immediately after the end of the 'grain deal which was stopped in retaliation for the Ukraine attack upon the Kerch Strait Bridge, that killed two Russian civilians, and seriously wounded a child traveling in a car with her parents when the bridge was blown up.  Both parents died.

12 cargo ships are now stuck in the ports of Odessa and Nikolaev. Not a single dry cargo ship has entered  Ukrainian waters since the Russians announced this action.

Insurance Carriers have already warned all shipping companies they will NOT insure vessels attempting to enter the Ukraine conflict zone effective immediately.

Ukraine is now land-locked, and will remain so in perpetuity — assuming it even persists at all as a sovereign entity.

Intel Circuits are absolutely swamped with chatter saying the map below is what will be left of Ukraine -- if anything at all:

(Hal Turner Remark: I am convinced this map illustrates the most likely outcome of the war. "Ukraine" will be reduced to a land-locked rump state; Novorossiya will be re-established; Crimea is already reunited with Russia, and will remain so in perpetuity.)

It is noteworthy to report the U.K., with U.S. backing, declared a 200-mile exclusion zone around the Falkland Islands during the South Atlantic War.

The U.S. Declared military exclusion zones during the Gulf Wars many times.

There is plenty of recent precedent for the Russians to declare the same.

Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby made clear the US will not send warships to escort commercial vessels from Ukraine.