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- On February 9, three large landing ships of the Russian Baltic Fleet, “Korolev”, “Minsk” and “Kaliningrad”, proceeded through the Bosphorus to the Black Sea to take part in naval exercises;
- Three other large landing ships from the Northern Fleet, “Peter Morgunov”, “George the Victorious”, “Olenegorsky miner”, are going to enter the Black Sea today;
- On February 9, a USAF electronic reconnaissance aircraft Boeing RC-135V, tail number 63-9792, call sign HOMER31, took off from Souda Air Base, Crete, and flew over the Black Sea;
- On February 8, a USAF electronic reconnaissance aircraft Boeing RC-135V, call sign HOMER21, took flew over the Black Sea;
- On February 8, Boeing RC-135W Airseeker R.1 of the Royal Air Force flew over the Black Sea;
- On February 8, U.S. Boeing P-8 Poseidon took off from the Sigonella Air Base in Italy and flew to the Western coast of Crimea;
- On February 7, U.S. Boeing RC-135W Rivet, call sign Joint JAKE11, flew over the southern border of Ukraine;
- On February 6, an anti-submarine aircraft Boeing P-8A Poseidon of the US Navy, took off from the Sigonella Air Base in Italy, performed a reconnaissance flight over the Black Sea;
- According to Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK, Ukraine will receive antiship missiles from the UK to counter the Russian Navy in the Black and Azov Seas.
Russia is prohibited by Treaty from having warships in the Black Sea.
UK, US, and Turkey will ensure that Russia return to and comply with “The 1856 Treaty of Paris” which Russia signed when they lost the Crimea War, but then broke a few years later.
UK, US, and Turkey have well advanced plans to force Russian military ships out of the Black Sea (civillian ships are allowed b the Treaty).
NATO member Turkey holds all legal controls of the transit into / out of the Black Sea – and last time I checked Russia was not a member of NATO.
turecko by melo vratit pobrezni uzemi recku a pak take rusku ze
Yawn….