Russian aircraft head off U.S. destroyer in Black Sea: RIA

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Russian aircraft head off U.S. destroyer in Black Sea: RIA| Reuters

Sat May 30, 2015 12:08pm EDT
Related: World, Russia
MOSCOW

Russian military aircraft were scrambled to head off a U.S. warship that was acting "aggressively" in the Black Sea, state news agency RIA reported on Saturday, citing an anonymous source in Russia's armed forces in Crimea.

The source was quoted as saying that the U.S. destroyer Ross was moving along the edge of Russia's territorial waters and heading in their direction.

"The crew of the ship acted provocatively and aggressively, which concerned the operators of monitoring stations and ships of the Black Sea Fleet," RIA quoted the source as saying.

"Su-24 attack aircraft demonstrated to the American crew readiness to harshly prevent a violation of the frontier and to defend the interests of the country."

Russia's Defence Ministry was not immediately available to comment on the report.

The incident is the latest example of encounters between Russian and Western militaries, as tensions continue over the crisis in Ukraine and Russia's annexation of the Crimea peninsula, home to Russia's Black Sea Fleet, last year.

Earlier this month both Britain and Sweden said that they had scrambled fighters to intercept Russian bombers near their territory.

The United States said last month that it was filing a complaint to Russia over a Russian fighter's "sloppy" and unsafe interception of a U.S. reconnaisance plane in international aerospace over the Baltic Sea.

(Reporting By Jason Bush; editing by Ralph Boulton)

 

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Russian aircraft head off U.S. destroyer in Black Sea: RIA| Reuters

Sat May 30, 2015 12:08pm EDT
Related: World, Russia
MOSCOW
The source was quoted as saying that the U.S. destroyer Ross was moving along the edge of Russia's territorial waters and heading in their direction.

"The crew of the ship acted provocatively and aggressively, which concerned the operators of monitoring stations and ships of the Black Sea Fleet," RIA quoted the source as saying.

"Su-24 attack aircraft demonstrated to the American crew readiness to harshly prevent a violation of the frontier and to defend the interests of the country."

(Reporting By Jason Bush; editing by Ralph Boulton)

How do you aggressively travel in international waters?

As to demonstrating readiness to harshly prevent violation, what with strong language?

USS Ross (DDG 71) observes the overflight by a Russian Su-24 aircraft while both were operating in international waters and airspace. Ross continued on her mission after observing the aircraft return to base. At no time did Ross act aggressively nor did she deviate from her planned operations. The conduct of her crew has been and continues to be professional. Ross' sailors observed that the Su-24 carried no weapons -- wings were "clean." The U.S. Navy operates ships in the Black Sea on a routine basis, consistent with the Montreux Convention and International Law.

 

[Hindustani78]

How do you aggressively travel in international waters?

As to demonstrating readiness to harshly prevent violation, what with strong language?

USS Ross (DDG 71) observes the overflight by a Russian Su-24 aircraft while both were operating in international waters and airspace. Ross continued on her mission after observing the aircraft return to base. At no time did Ross act aggressively nor did she deviate from her planned operations. The conduct of her crew has been and continues to be professional. Ross' sailors observed that the Su-24 carried no weapons -- wings were "clean." The U.S. Navy operates ships in the Black Sea on a routine basis, consistent with the Montreux Convention and International Law.

Actually its was joint naval exercise but the situation has again not good in Donetsk.

On June 1-2, the Ukrainian Navy Hetman Sahaidachnyi frigate (U130) along with Ukrainian Ka-27pch helicopter and An-26 aircraft and USS Ross guided-missile destroyer held joint training in the Black sea.

BLACK SEA (June 2, 2015) The guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), left, transits the Black Sea with the Ukranian navy frigate Hetman Sahaydachniy (U 130) during an underway exercise. Ross is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert S. Price/Released)