Russia Deploys Ships In The Black Sea

The defenders of Ukraine have observed atypical activity in the Black Sea; Russians have also deployed 20 vessels and a significant number of units of the auxiliary fleet vessels there.

They are monitoring the naval group in the Black Sea and the enemy’s actions carefully.

Atypical activities and several vessel groups have been recorded. Currently, there are 20 units in the Black Sea; one is underwater and includes four missile carriers; the salvo is 28 missiles that may be equipped for a launch.

Details: Per Humeniuk, several units of the auxiliary fleet had been recorded at sea.
All vessels are scattered, so the Russians desire to find the American drone wreckage they spoke about earlier.

Humeniuk reportedly noticed that the occupiers have been trying to cover naval operations in the waters of the Black Sea and are striving to hide their activities from the defenders of Ukraine. Still, observation reflects results, and the defenders understand the steps Russia is planning ahead.

Background:

• The US Air Force issued a statement on 14 March, which mentioned that Russia’s Su-27 fighter jet impaired America’s MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance and reportedly struck UAV during an interception over the Black Sea. Consequently, the drone had to be submerged.
• John Kirby, the US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, observed that while Russian intercepts of US aircraft over the Black Sea are not rare, Tuesday’s episode has been unique in terms of how dangerous, reckless, and unprofessional Russian actions were.
• On Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence of Russia mentioned that Su-27 fighter jets had nothing to do with the MQ-9 Reaper American UAV crash. Besides, they said it had approached the annexed Crimea and had been flying in violation.
• The US Department of Defense said it had been working toward declassifying visual information about the Black Sea incident in international airspace.
• NBC News has further reported that the greatest levels of the Kremlin had approved the aggressive activities of the military fighter jets of Russia against a US-based military drone over the Black Sea.

References: Yahoo! News, NY Post

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