In the Black Sea, the Russian military conducted an exercise with anti-submarine helicopters
Moscow. June 30. INTERFAX - The Russian diesel submarine Kolpino, capable of using Kalibr cruise missiles, went on exercises in the Black Sea against the background of the Sea Breeze maneuvers, in which the United States, other NATO members and their partners participate.
"During the complex exercise, the submariners worked out algorithms for controlling the submarine during surfacing and diving in normal and emergency versions, performing dives to various depths, with a maximum depth of more than 200 meters," the press service of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation reported on Wednesday.
The event was held in accordance with the plan of combat training of the fleet's submarine forces in one of the sea ranges in the Black Sea, the military said.
"The next stage of improving the marine training of submariners will be a deep-sea dive with an element of combat training -" laying on the ground, " the fleet said.
The military also reported that in the Black Sea, the crews of Ka-27 helicopters from a separate mixed aviation regiment performed practical flights from the deck of the patrol ship Pavel Derzhavin.
"The training involved Ka-27PL and Ka-27PS helicopters, which made about 10 takeoffs and landings on the deck of the ship. Helicopter pilots of the naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet, in cooperation with the crew of the ship, worked out tasks at sea for take - offs and landings on the deck on the move and when anchored, both during daylight and at night," the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said.
On the eve of the Black Sea Fleet reported that the Russian military conducted a training check of the air defense forces in the Crimea. About 20 aircraft and helicopters, several divisions of the S-400 and Pantsir-S air defense systems participated in the inspection, the press service of the fleet said.
On June 28, the large-scale naval exercises Sea Breeze-2021 started in the Black Sea. They involved 32 warships, 40 aircraft and five thousand military personnel from 17 NATO member countries, as well as alliance partners. In total, military personnel from 32 countries are expected to participate.
According to the US 6th Operational Fleet, during the exercises, combat operations at sea, on land and in the air, including amphibious landings, anti-submarine and anti-aircraft warfare, will be practiced.
On June 26, the American missile destroyer USS Ross entered the Black Sea. It can carry up to 56 Tomahawk cruise missiles with a range of 1.6 thousand km.
The British destroyer Defender and the Dutch frigate Evertsen have also been in the Black Sea since June 14.
On June 23, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian military and border guards opened warning fire on the course of the destroyer Defender, which violated the Russian border in the Black Sea near Cape Fiolent (Crimea).
On June 29, the Dutch Defense Ministry accused Russian aircraft of unsafe actions near the Dutch Navy frigate Evertsen in the Black Sea.
According to the Dutch military, the incident occurred on June 24, when the frigate was near the Crimea. The Dutch side claims that Russian fighters flew for several hours at a dangerously close distance to Evertsen, simulating attacks.
The Russian military denied this.
Russian planes were lifted into the air to prevent violation of the state border of the Russian Federation, the Dutch frigate was heading for the Kerch Strait, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday evening.
"The flights of Russian aircraft were carried out in accordance with international rules for the use of airspace," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
"To prevent violations of the border of the territorial waters of the Russian Federation, Su-30 fighters and Su-24 bombers were lifted into the air from the duty forces, which flew at a safe distance near the Dutch Navy ship," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The Russian military in the Black Sea is monitoring the ships of NATO and other countries at the Sea Breeze exercise, the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation reported on June 28.
"The forces and means of the Black Sea Fleet carry out a set of measures to control the actions of the ships of the NATO Navy and other countries participating in the Sea Breeze - 2021 exercise, which started on June 28, 2021 in the northwestern part of the Black Sea, "the center said in a statement.
On June 2, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkov, said that the Russian military will closely monitor Sea Breeze and respond to threats. "Despite the fact that the exercise is maritime in status and even in name, its true boundaries of military activity go far beyond the Ukrainian section of the Black Sea," Konashenkov said at the time.
Earlier, Russia announced that from April 24 to October 31, the exercise of the right of peaceful passage through the territorial waters of the Russian Federation for foreign warships and other state vessels in a number of areas of the Black Sea is suspended.