Moscow, Russia.
More than twenty warships and half a hundred Russian planes participated today in maneuvers naval in the Black Sea, scenario for several weeks of an escalation of tension between Russia and the neighbor Ukraine.
According to a statement issued by the Black Sea Fleet, In the exercises participated fighter Su-25SM3 and the air defense system forces of the Southern Military District.
The Fleet of the Black Sea noted that in the framework of regular maneuvers were moved to Crimein, Ukrainian peninsula illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, in total 50 planes.
the ships and planes participants in the exercises performed practices “per repel an attack from’ virtual enemy by means of active radio interference “.
All this “at heights extremely low yen weather conditions adverse, “he added.
According to official information, Russia limit between 20 and 24 April the Do you want about part of Crimea and the Black Sea and declared this area “dangerous for the air navigation “.
Besides, Moscow announce that it will limit from April 24 to October 31 the navigation of warships foreigners in Russian territorial waters of the Black Sea.
The Foreign Ministry specified that this measure only affects the warships and will not affect the merchant navy which crosses the Kerch Strait.
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Riabkov has noted that such restrictions in areas where they are carried out naval maneuvers “It’s a common international practice.”
“We adhere very strictly to multilateral agreements and any other agreements signed by Russia “, He stated.
the NATO considered last Friday the intention “unjustified” Russia to close various sectors of the Black Sea to carry out military maneuvers, which he considers to be part of “a broader pattern of destabilizing behavior” in the region.
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Ukraine has accused Moscow provokesr one tension escalation in the area, particularly in the Donbas, as its presence has increased dangerously in recent weeks military a la border between the two countries.
Kiev estimates, according to the press office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, that there are some 80,000 Russian soldiers a la border with Ukraine and in the Crimea.
The West has asked Russia to withdraw these border forces with Ukraine in the face of fears that the climb will lead to an open conflict in the Donbas. EFE