FSB Proposes Border Zone on Gelendzhik Coast
The FSB proposed establishing a border zone along the Gelendzhik coast. The FSB prepared a draft order to set up a border zone on the Gelendzhik coastline section from Rybachy Bay to the Thin Cape.
Consensus
- The FSB has proposed establishing a border zone on part of the Gelendzhik coastline.
- The proposed zone extends from Rybatskaya Bay to Tonnaya Cape.
- The area includes the Gelendzhik airport, the 'Vzlet' recreation base, the October Revolution Children's Orthopedic Sanatorium, the Gelendzhik catacombs, the FSB naval pier, and the FSB training center.
- The FSB cites the need to strengthen border security and protect FSB facilities in Krasnodar Krai.
- The FSB has proposed abolishing the border zone on Russian islands in the Azov Sea.
- The proposed abolition may be linked to the de facto internalization of the Azov Sea due to the annexation of Ukrainian territories.
- The FSB's proposal references a presidential directive dated August 28, but it is not publicly available.
- The border regime would allow control over access and, in some cases, require special permits.
- The project is based on a draft FSB order that has been reviewed by 'Agenstvo'.
Points of divergence
- The proposed area is described using 13 geographic coordinates and includes streets such as Rybatskaya, Vzletnaya, Desantnaya, and Parusnaya. — novaya_eu
- The border zone would cover 'strips of land adjacent to the sea' along the coastline. — tg_agentstvonews
- The FSB's decision is made in the context of regular shelling of Krasnodar Krai. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Russia denounced the treaty with Ukraine on joint use of the Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait in 2023, citing Ukraine's loss of coastal state status. — tg_agentstvonews
- The FSB's proposal to abolish the border zone in the Azov Sea islands involves revoking a 2020 FSB order. — novaya_eu
Coverage (4 sources)
- FSB proposed establishing a border zone on the Gelendzhik coast — ASTRA
- FSB proposed creating a border zone on part of Gelendzhik coast — Новая газета Европа
- FSB on the backdrop of regular shelling of Krasnodar Krai decided to declare part of the resort coast of Gelendzhik a border zone... — The Moscow Times
- FSB decided to declare part of Gelendzhik coast a border zone — Агентство. Новости