Russian Ships Scrambled To Shadow Group Of NATO Frigates In Black Sea - Defense Ministry

Russian Ships Scrambled to Shadow Group of NATO Frigates in Black Sea - Defense Ministry

Two ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet have taken under escort a group of NATO vessels that entered the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 29th March, 2019) Two ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet have taken under escort a group of NATO vessels that entered the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.

NATO has said earlier in the day that is has deployed a group of vessels to the Black Sea for participating in the Sea Shield exercise and working with partners from Georgia and Ukraine.

"The forces of the Black Sea took under escort a group of NATO vessels, consisting of three frigates from the Netherlands, Canada and Spain, which have entered the Black Sea," the Russian National Defense Control Center said.