"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine considers the conduct of illegal exercises of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation ... another evidence of the Russian Federation's blatant disregard for the norms and principles of international law, including the UN Charter, UN General Assembly resolutions, as well as the current legislation of Ukraine," the statement said. , published on the website of the department.
On August 11, it was reported that the coastal anti-ship missile systems "Bastion" of the Black Sea Fleet had worked out the tasks of detecting and eliminating an aircraft carrier strike group of a simulated enemy. As "Kryminform" reported with reference to the Black Sea Fleet's information support department, the classes were organized as part of a command-staff exercise to control the forces of the fleet when they were brought to various degrees of readiness.
The organization of interaction between formations and units as part of an interspecific grouping of forces on the Crimean peninsula was also checked.