In the Russian Defense Ministry stated that the ship “Pavel Derzhavin” was connected to tracking the actions of American ships in the Black Sea, Interfax reports.
Patrol ship joined the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet to the USA flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Essen, equipped with Caliber’s Cabinets.
“The Black Sea Fleet can monitor NATO ships in several ways. In the sea – direct tracking by ships, from the shore – with the help of radio-electronic intelligence, radar stations of coastal missile systems, and with air – aviation,” the former head of the main Headquarters of the Russian Federation, Admiral retired Viktor Kravchenko.
According to Vladimir Komoyedov, Admiral retired and the former commander of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia, the ships of NATO countries began to go much more often to the Black Sea, this was not even in Soviet times.
On October 30, a rocket destroyer Navy USS Porter was entered in the Black Sea, equipped with high-range wicked rockets, and on November 4, the Mount Whitney ship, the flagship of the 6th US Flot. According to the Monter Convention, the time of finding ships of non-Black Sea countries in the Black Sea Water area is limited to 21 days.
In recent years, Russia has strengthened the milestone grouping in the Black Sea. The fleet received six new diesel-electric submarines, several frigates and small rocket ships equipped with a large range of Caliber’s cruise missiles. As Russian military reported, under Sevastopol, they plan to build a new rocket radar station of a missile attack warning system.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed concern about the actions of the United States in the Black Sea. The official representative of Pentagon John Kirby replied that the United States would continue to fly, swim and act in international air and seaspace, as they consider it necessary.