The United States supports the right of the Ukrainian Navy to operate freely in Ukraine's territorial waters in the Sea of Azov, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch has said during her visit to Berdiansk (Zaporizhia region).

"Amb. Y toured the Port of Berdiansk today: The U.S. supports the Ukrainian Navy's right to operate freely in Ukrainian waters in the Sea of Azov," the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine wrote on its Twitter account.