Moscow, Russia.
More than twenty Warships and fifty of it Russian aircraft took part in today maneuvers navy in the Black Sea, scene for several weeks of an escalation of tensions between Russia and the neighbor Ukraine.
According to a statement from the Black Sea Fleet, participated in the exercises Su-25SM3 fighters and the forces of the air defense system of the Southern Military District.
The fleet of Black Sea noted that they were transferred to as part of regular maneuvers Crimea, Ukrainian Peninsula illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, in total 50 aircraft.
The ships and planes participants in the exercises performed practices “so to ward off an attack from virtual enemy by means of active radio-electronic interference “.
All this “at height extremely low and in meteorological conditions unfavorable, ”he added.
According to official information, Russia limited between April 20 and 24 flee about part of it Crimea and the Black Sea and declared this area “dangerous for.” air navigation “.
In addition, Moscow announced that it will be navigating from April 24 to October 31 Warships foreigners in the Russian territorial waters of the Black Sea.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has indicated that this measure only concerns the Warships and it does not affect the merchant fleet through the Kerch Strait.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Riabkov pointed out that these kinds of restrictions in areas where they take place naval maneuvers “It’s a very common international practice.”
“We adhere very strictly to the multilateral agreements and all other agreements signed by Russia”, he claimed.
The OTAN last Friday considered the intent of “unjustified” Russia to different sectors of the Black Sea military maneuvers, which he sees as part of “a wider pattern of destabilizing behavior” in the region.
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Ukraine has accused Moscow provokesr a voltage escalation in the area, especially in the Donbas, by dangerously increasing its presence in recent weeks army on the Frontera between both countries.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s news agency, Kiev estimates there are some 80,000 Russian soldiers on the border with Ukraine and in Crimea.
The West has asked Russia to withdraw those troops from the border Ukraine fearing that the escalation will lead to open conflict in the Donbas. EFE