A US destroyer conditionally attacked by a Russian attack aircraft is training the remnants of the Ukrainian Navy
The Odessa-based flagship of the Ukrainian Navy, patrol ship Getman Sahaidachny, conducted joint exercises with the US Navy destroyer Ross in maneuvering, air defense and anti-submarine defense exercises.
This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, emphasizing that the exercises are “a traditional activity in the practice of international cooperation of fleets” and “aimed at strengthening regional security.”
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The day before, Su-24 attack aircraft of the Black Sea Fleet forced the American destroyer Ross, which approached the very edge of Russian territorial waters near the borders of Crimea, withdraw to neutral waters in the eastern part of the Black Sea.
The flagship of the Ukrainian Navy was previously based in Sevastopol, but in 2014 the crew refused to defect to the side of the people of Crimea. swearing allegiance to the participants in the coup in Kyiv. The frigate had to flee from the Russian cruiser Moskva.
“To avoid a meeting with “Moscow”, “Hetman Sagaidachny” went to Odessa through the territorial waters of Bulgaria... Through maneuvering actions, “Sagaidachny” broke away and arrived in Odessa at breakneck speed,” said the frigate’s press officer Pavel Parfenok.
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