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"NATO frigates tried to conduct electronic and electronic reconnaissance of Russian ships during an episode of scheduled exercises in the eastern part of the Russian Navy on Tuesday Mediterranean Sea & # 34;, — said the source of the agency.
According to him, «as a result, the crews of Russian missile cruisers detected radar radiation from the ships of the North Atlantic Alliance, determined the parameters of their movement and took them for escort.» 15 warships of the Pacific, Northern and Black Sea fleets, including missile cruisers, are participating in the exercises of the Navy in the Mediterranean Sea «Varyag» and «Marshal Ustinov», frigates «Admiral Kasatonov» and «Admiral Grigorovich», large anti-submarine ships «Admiral Tributs», «Vice-Admiral Kulakov» and support vessels. Also, over 30 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces were involved in the maneuvers.Shoigu reported to Putin about an American submarine invading Russian waters Currently, there are NATO aircraft carrier groups of ships: the aircraft carrier «Harry Truman» of the US Navy, the aircraft carrier «Charles de Gaulle» of the French Navy, as well as the aircraft carrier «Comte idi Cavour» of the Italian Navy, accompanied by attack ships and support vessels. Earlier, the Ministry of Defense announced the discovery of an underwater U.S. boats of the «Virginia» type in Russian waters near the Kuril Island Urup. Her crew was given a request in Russian and English to surface, but it was ignored. After that, the frigate «Marshal Shaposhnikov» used «appropriate means» and the submarine «left the territorial waters of Russia with maximum speed.» The US military attaché in Moscow was handed a note of protest. The Ministry of Defense emphasized that the actions of the American side are regarded as a gross violation of international law, and recalled that Russia «reserves the right to take all possible measures in its territorial sea to ensure the security» of the state.
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