“USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8) and USS Ross (DDG71) are carrying out southern transit across the strait from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean following exercises and operations with our allies and NATO partners,” the statement said.
“By participating in the Sea Breeze and Breeze exercises, we were able to demonstrate our shared commitment to the security of the Black Sea region together with our NATO allies and partners. We are heading across the Mediterranean and can be proud that we have significantly strengthened peace and security through interaction, cooperation and joint actions during our stay in the Black Sea “, – quotes “Voice of America” USS Ross Captain John D. John.
USS Ross entered the Black Sea June 26, USNS Yuma – in two weeks.
Sea Breeze is an annual multinational naval exercise that includes sea, land and air components. They have been jointly conducted by the United States and Ukraine in the Black Sea region since 1997.
Teachings Sea Breeze 2021 were held from June 28 to July 10. This year, as part of the exercises in the Black Sea, record number of participants… The maneuvers have become the largest since 1997, said Colonel-General Ruslan Khomchak, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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