In its morning update, Ukraine’s General Staff said Russian forces were evacuating local Russian passport-holders to the port city of Berdyansk and the town of Prymorsk, both on the coast of the Sea of Azov.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/05/07/russias-wagner-group-appears-to-do-u-turn-on-bakhmut-withdrawal/

Last month, he visited the Russian-held port of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov.

Source: https://wtop.com/russia-ukraine-war-news/2023/04/putin-visits-russian-troops-in-occupied-ukraine/

One force is driving toward Berdiansk, on the Sea of Azov, and the other toward Melitopol, near that sea.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/28/world/europe/ukraine-robotyne-russia-counteroffensive.html

On Friday morning, “the enemy struck cities and critical infrastructure facilities,” the air force said, adding that seven Iranian-made “kamikaze” drones were launched from the Sea of Azov and six Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea.

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/world/ukraine-reports-massive-russian-attacks/

Ukraine, they figured, would want to advance south through Zaporizhzhia oblast towards the Sea of Azov, driving a wedge through Russian lines, splitting them in two and cutting off Crimea.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67845056?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA