Ukraine and US to start Black Sea drills despite Russian protests Military News

Great exercise to start between thousands of troops, dozens of ships and tensions between Moscow and Kyiv.

Ukraine and the United States will begin military exercises on Monday in more than 30 countries in the Black Sea and southern Ukraine, despite Russia’s call for the cancellation of the drills.

Sea Breeze 2021 tensions between NATO and Moscow have escalated, as he said last week throw warning shots and bombs were dropped on a British warship to expel them from the waters of the Black Sea off the Crimean coast.

The United Kingdom has denied what happened to Russia.

Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 and says it is Russian territory, but the peninsula is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine.

Russia’s embassy in Washington last week called for the drills to be canceled, and the Russian Defense Ministry said it would react if necessary to protect its national security.

The 2021 Sea Breeze will last two weeks and will involve about 5,000 military personnel from NATO and other allies and approximately 30 ships and 40 aircraft. The U.S. missile destroyer USS Ross and the U.S. Marine Corps will be involved.

According to Ukraine, the main goal is to combine the experience of multinational peacekeeping and security operations.

Relations between Kyiv and Moscow declined after Russia hijacked Crimea and Russia’s support for the separatist uprising in eastern Ukraine.

Tensions have risen this year as Russia massacres troops on the Ukrainian border, some of whom remain with their equipment.