US destroyer Donald Cook is heading for the Black Sea

This is the press service of the sixth fleet of the US Navy.

"USS Donald Cook began the passage of the Dardanelles Strait in the north direction on January 19, he goes to the Black Sea to conduct operations to ensure maritime security, strengthen stability and joint readiness with our NATO allies and partners in the region," the message said.

The destroyer USS Donald Cook was launched in 1998. He went to the Black Sea twice in 2014.

On January 6, it was reported that the USS Fort McHenry landing ship of the US Navy, as part of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Group, was crossing the Dardanelles into the Black Sea.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the guard ship of the Black Sea Fleet "Pytlivy" controls the actions of the US Navy ship USS Fort McHenry, which entered the Black Sea.