The Russian fleet monitors NATO ships entering the Black Sea
The forces and assets of the Black Sea Fleet are monitoring the actions of the guided missile frigate "Virginio Fazan" of the Italian Navy and the frigate "Fredericton" of the Canadian Navy, which entered the Black Sea at 13:23 on March 2020, XNUMX.
This was stated in a statement by the Russian Ministry of Defense, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
It is noteworthy that the Turkish blog Yörük Işık, which monitors activity in the Bosphorus Strait, reports that the NATO naval group also included the German-built Turkish Navy multi-purpose frigate Salihreis.
However, the Russian Ministry of Defense's statement makes no mention of tracking the Turkish ship.
Italian frigate
Canadian frigate
Turkish frigate
Russia monitors every entry of any NATO ships into the Black Sea and constantly practices airstrikes against them, Chief of Staff of the Ukrainian Navy Andriy Tarasov stated earlier at the Lviv Security Forum.
“They deployed an anti-aircraft force and powerful aviation. Crimea has become a virtually unsinkable aircraft carrier. Every time NATO ships enter the Black Sea, the Russians practice striking them. Including the rise of strategic aviation from the Engels airfield, this is located on the Volga.
They go out to the Black Sea area and practice joint actions for guidance, cover, and interaction. And specific targets are either the Breeze exercises in Bulgaria, or the Sea Breeze exercises, a permanent group of NATO ships that enter the Black Sea.
That is, we see multiple growth and development of joint actions at a fairly high level. And the Russians show a fairly high level of readiness through their actions in the Black Sea,” Tarasov said.
Captain 3st Rank Sergei Gorbachev previously told PolitNavigator that after 2014, Russia dominates the Caspian-Black Sea region , and visits by ships from non-Black Sea NATO member states are limited to three-week periods under the Montreux Convention.
“By definition, they cannot create a group here that could somehow turn the tide militarily due to the power of our fleet and the entire Southern Military District, aviation groups, and so on,” Gorbachev said.
The Russian Navy is monitoring NATO ships entering the Black Sea.