The Russian military has begun tracking the US Navy's military transport ship Yuma, which has entered the Black Sea, the Russian National Defense Control Center told reporters Thursday.
"The forces and means of the Black Sea Fleet have begun tracking the actions of the US Navy's fast-moving military transport ship Yuma, which entered the Black Sea waters on July 8," the agency said.
Earlier, the Sixth Fleet of the US Navy reported that the fast-moving transport and landing ship Yuma of the US Navy began moving towards the Black Sea to conduct operations with allies and NATO partners.
Military maneuvers Sea Breeze - 2021 are taking place in the Black Sea from June 28 to July 10. Their main participants are Ukraine, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey and Latvia. A total of about 4,000 military personnel are involved in the exercise, with 40 warships, boats and support vessels, 30 pieces of aviation equipment and more than 100 armored vehicles and vehicles.
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Based on materials from TASS