The Russian Black Sea Fleet started escorting the US Navy destroyer USS Porter, which entered the southern part of the Black Sea, reports TASS news agency, citing the Russian National Defense Management Center.
The Center notes that constant monitoring of the American battleship is carried out by the forces and means of the Black Sea Fleet. The Russian Admiral Essen frigate, small rocket ships Vyshny Volochyok and Orekhovo-Zuyevo, are involved in direct monitoring l of the ship’s maneuvers.
The same American destroyer also entered the Black Sea in August this year. Then Russian patrol ship Smetlivy of the Black Sea Fleet took escorted it.
USS Porter is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer equipped with guided missiles. The vessel regularly takes part in naval exercises in the Black Sea. The ship is armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles.
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I wouldn’t call a trawler running on grill coal and dragged by a dozen tug boats a Navy…
In the words of Clint Eastwood and Ronald Reagan…….. ” Go ahead….. make my day. “
By the way guys, I may lose phone service after the 18th for a week or two. Can not pay the bill until the 29th and normal collections gets stupid.
I think I will change my plan to just phone and what I need to get WiFi in town to reduce costs. Contract up in June so am looking to another provider then. In the US all over long distance and 10 Gb data is about $50/month. Here long distance with 5Gb is about $90 to $110CDN 7Gb is $115 to $120. Fackin thieves!