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100 Int'l L. Stud. Ser. US Naval War Col. 1 (2023)

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict: The War at Sea                           Vol. 100




                   Russia-Ukraine Conflict:

                          The War at Sea



                          Raul   (Pete) Pedro.Zo*



                                CONTENTS

I.    Intro du ction .......................................................................................... . .  2
II.   P relude to W ar .......................................................................................  4
      A .   K erch Strait Incident ..................................................................  4
      B .   C losure A reas ................................................................................  8
      C.    Interference with Innocent Passage ............................................11
      D. AIS Spoofing...................................................................................14
III.  T he W ar at Sea .....................................................................................   15
      A .   A ccess to the B lack Sea  .................................................................15
      B.    Maritime Exclusion/War   Zones  ............................................. 25
      C .   N aval M ines ................................................................................  32
      D .   N aval Bom bardm ent .................................................................. 39
      E .   D rone W arfare................................................................................47
      F.    H um anitarian C orridor..................................................................49
      G .   Q ualified N eutrality  ..................................................................  52
      H.    Seizure of Russian Yachts (Sanctions Enforcement)............57
IV .  C on clusion ............................................................................................   59







    * Captain Raul (Pete) Pedrozo, JAGC, U.S. Navy (Ret.), is the Howard S. Levie Pro-
fessor of the Law of Armed Conflict at the Stockton Center for International Law, U.S.
Naval War College. After retirement from the U.S. Navy, he was a Professor of International
Law at the Naval War College and Principal Deputy StaffJudge Advocate, U.S. Indo-Pacific
Command.  On active duty, he served in senior positions in the Department of Defense,
including Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Pacific Command, and Special Assistant to the Under
Secretary of Defense for Policy.
    The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those
of the U.S. government, the U.S. Department of the Navy, or the U.S. Naval War College.


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