The Russian military monitors NATO warships and military aircraft participating in multinational military exercises
Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, July 22 (Reporter Leo) The National Defense Management Center of the Russian Ministry of Defense said on the 22nd that the Russian Black Sea Fleet is monitoring NATO warships and military aircraft participating in the "Sea Breeze-2020" multinational joint military exercise.
The Russian media quoted a statement from the National Defense Management Center that day that the Russian Black Sea Fleet used all forces and means to monitor NATO warships and military aircraft participating in the "Sea Breeze-2020" multinational joint military exercise.
According to a statement issued by the center, the Russian Black Sea Fleet and Baltic Fleet radars respectively spotted American P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft and U-2S reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea on the same day, and German P-3C Orion in the Baltic Sea. reconnaissance aircraft. Russian fighters accompany them separately. Russian airspace has not been violated.
According to reports, the 7-day "Sea Breeze-2020" multinational joint military exercise, led by Ukraine and the United States, began on the 20th in the Black Sea. Approximately 2,000 military personnel, more than 20 warships and 19 aircraft from NATO member states and partner countries such as Ukraine, the United States, and Turkey participated.