The Russian navy has carried out what Moscow described as a live fire exercise in the northwest of the Black Sea amid an escalating crisis in the waterway.
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet “carried out live firing of anti-ship cruise missiles at the target ship in the combat training range in the northwestern part of the Black Sea”, the defence ministry said in a statement posted on Telegram.
“The target ship was destroyed as a result of a missile strike,” it added.
The “exercise” came amid a dispute over grain shipments in which both Russia and Ukraine have warned they could strike cargo ships.
“Also during the joint exercise, the ships and fleet aviation worked out actions to isolate the area temporarily closed to navigation, and also carried out a set of measures to detain the offending ship,” Moscow’s statement added.
Ukraine warned yesterday that it could target any ships sailing to Russian-controlled ports in a tit-for-tat warning following Moscow’s declaration of a naval blockade.
Starting today both Kyiv and Moscow will consider all ships travelling toward ports controlled by their enemy as carriers of military equipment.
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God bless Russia!!! 🎉❤🇷🇺💪
We go all the way!!! 🎉❤🇷🇺💪
Lord ger ridof russian aggression in Jesus Holy Righteous Name Prince of Peace amen
Since when is targeting shipping that sustains a number of country's civilian population a legitimate target? Is Russia trying to strangle the rest of the world? How many more enemies does it need?
What goes around! Comes around!
Please support Russia! 🌐❤🇷🇺
They think they can brow beat us into submission. With all this gesticulation and bravado. Certainly not Kowtowing the British,Finns,Norwegians,Polish,Estonians etc etc
Its becoming quite pathetic. The sooner EU/NATO pull finger out and do something worthwhile the better.
poop-can to the Hague.
It’s time for NATO, probably via the US, to fly F35s to give air cover to NATO Turkish warships acting as escorts for Ukrainian food ships. The F35s should be fighters, with others armed with Harpoon missiles or anti-sub torpedoes. Threats can go both ways.
Hahaha
Russia can only win simulations and against unarmed civilians.
Sigh, my patience is wearing extremely thin with ukraine .
I would therefore fully support Russia 🇷🇺 taking further action against ukraine with the use of Nuclear Strikes should they decide to use them now
So far the intervention has been relatively smooth, however if Zelensky continues to stall then future plans and arrangements could be severely delayed.
Why listen to me? I am a Business Owner and Entrepreneur (check my bio)
I have a Masters Degree in Political Science and Economics from Exeter University and I have also worked in conjunction with the U.N so I speak with experience and knowledge regarding this subject
People who have tried debating me regarding this issue have inevitably lost and switched their support and now agree with me
Future submarine…
It's the fault of Russia's supporters in various countries who encouraged Russia excessively, if they later accepted defeat as a result of World War 3.
Russian Bufoons….
They know they cannot fight a real war against NATO, they would be brushed aside like nothing
Bet they don't go too far from port
Russian military exercises are about as impressive as a gorilla thumping his chest. No, on second thoughts, the gorilla is much more impressive.
begging for WWIII
NATO should carry out a firing exercise in the Kremlin.
A real enemy will strike back.
Народ Англии если вы не знаете всю тему то не пишите глупости. Россия мы с тобой.
Rusia is doing rachet test inside Ukraine since feb last year
Hahaha Russia trying to intimidate others. Sorry lah. Cannot even save n protect your flagship moskva yet trying to play villian. Dont cry putin when your other moskva sink to bottom. Ukraine waiting because u were hiding your ships. GLORY TO UKRAINE.
The Moskva needs a friend
They only exercise in their port backyard bc fear Ukraine can do it too
At least Russians have a country, people and borders of their own. Unlike the UK. St Petersburg is Russian and Grozny is Chechen, whereas London resembles a cross between Pakistan and the Congo.
It's a Simulated enemy now but the next target will be an innocent ship transporting food and goods to and from Ukraine.
"unnamed" – well intelligence services will have to work on that wont they, give him a name and know that he personally will be held responsible should any ships, civilian or otherwise be targeted in the black sea – they have no territorial right to dictate who travels in the black sea, its not Russia's waters. END OF.
The Turkey earthquake was done by purpose and we all know who did this and they planned in front of me they killed 50 thousand and they look upon as a diseaed and they have to nuke us.
good….. waste more ammo
God is with Russia ❤❤❤🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
Go forward Russia 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺💪💪💪
Russia navy ..can't even take snake island…hopefully nato will get involved and get the grain out
I wonder how many more artificial reefs the Black Sea is going to have before this conflict is over
Needs to be stopped. Putin needs to be arrested and face trial. Russia is no longer seen as a great country rather a hateful nation led by a fool
these fool the un is useless
Impressive…
History will repeat itself, and thus, Russia will collapse like every 40 years. After all, Russians will get down on their knees begging western world for economical aid as usual
Russians – all bark but no bite
Old ship 😬
Crimea is the Russian Navy's only good winter access to the Atlantic. Has been theirs since the English ruled the American colonies, and they are not about to give it up. These leftist-educated fools in the west need to give up their goals of ruling the world and manipulating other countries to suit their own ideas.
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Russia needs more "training". The more they do, the less weapons are left to defend when Ukraine sinks their ships 🙂