Ukrainian Naval Forces put on high alert because of Russian ships in the Black Sea
On July 26, Ukrainian Naval Forces’ coastal surveillance spotted two ships from the Russian Black Sea Fleet – the Pytliviy frigate and Ekvator medium reconnaissance ship – near Ukrainian territorial waters, the Navy headquarters reported. According to a representative from Navy headquarters, a Naval helicopter was immediately deployed to the area and identified the targets. Soon thereafter, the Russian warships left the area.
As it turned out, the Pytliviy frigate and Ekvator medium reconnaissance ship approached Ukraine’s marine border for the purpose of monitoring the deployment of a naval component of the Ukraine – US military exercises, Sea Breeze 2016. This was confirmed by the fact that the Russian ships were moving in the same direction, along with the vessels participating in the drills.