"The forces and means of the Black Sea Fleet have begun to monitor the actions of the US Navy destroyer Franklin Roosevelt, which entered the Black Sea on September 15, 2020," RIA Novosti reports the message of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation.

It is noted that the frigate "Admiral Essen" is directly monitoring the actions of the destroyer.

Earlier it was reported that the Russian Su-27 fighter intercepted two US Air Force and British Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the neutral waters of the Black Sea.