On February 20, the command of the Second permanent anti-mine Group of NATO passed to Turkey for a period of two months, the newspaper reports. According to the army Ukraine news agency, a group of four ships has already anchored in the port of Odessa, where naval exercises with the Ukrainian Navy are planned.
Turkish ships as part of the Second Permanent Anti-mine Group of NATO (SNMCMG-2) anchored in the Odessa port of Ukraine.
According to the news agency of the Ukrainian army "Army inform" (Armiyainform), the group consists of four ships: the ships of the Turkish navy-Sokullu Mehmet Paşa, acting as the flagship of the group, and Ayvalık, as well as the Tajo of the Spanish navy and Lupu Dinescu of the Romanian navy.
It is claimed that the NATO group entered the port of Odessa. During the visit, it is planned to conduct joint exercises with the naval forces of Ukraine in the Black Sea.
On February 20, the command of the Second Permanent Mine Action Group of NATO, responsible for mine action operations in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, as well as mine training, passed to Turkey for a period of two months.
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