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Dutch Navy Ship Intercepted By Jets After Turn Towards Russian Waters by nurudeen181(m): 10:13pm On Jun 29, 2021 |
Fighter planes and bomber jets were dispatched to follow
a Dutch naval vessel only after it changed direction
towards Russian waters, defense officials in Moscow said
on Tuesday, amid a growing diplomatic spat over the
incident.
The frigate Evertsen was on course to violate the Russian
border in the Black Sea, but was prevented from doing so
by Russian jets flying at a safe distance from the vessel,
Moscow claimed, in response to Amsterdam’s
complaints.
The incident occurred on June 24, just a day after the
British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender violated
Russian territorial waters off Crimea’s Cape Fiolent and
was warned off by jets and a coast guard vessel.
While sailing in neutral waters, the HNLMS Evertsen
“changed its course and began to move in the direction of
the Kerch Strait,” Moscow's Ministry of Defense said on
Tuesday. Su-30 fighters and Su-24 bombers were
dispatched “to prevent (the) violation” of Russian
territorial waters. They flew “at a safe distance” near the
Dutch ship, which “immediately” changed its course to the
previous route, at which point the interceptors returned to
base. “The flights of Russian aircraft were carried out in accordance with international rules for the use of airspace,” the MOD said. Moscow only commented on the incident after the Dutch Ministry of Defence complained of “unsafe” conduct by the Russian interceptors. In a statement on Tuesday morning, the Dutch said Russian jets had “harassed” the ship in international waters for five hours, flying “dangerously low and close” and “performing mock attacks.” After “hours of intimidation,” the Evertsen had its electronic equipment disrupted as well, the Dutch government claimed. The Dutch MOD said the Evertsen is part of the same NATO strike group as the Defender, currently conducting drills in the Black Sea “with allies from the region.” On June 23, the day before the Evertsen was intercepted, the British destroyer deliberately crossed into Russian territorial waters. The Russian coast guard responded by firing warning shots, while the same type of patrol aircraft dropped bombs along its course. London initially said the ship was conducting “innocent passage” and denied any warning shots or bombs were fired, until the Russian MOD published video of the incident that proved otherwise. |
Re: Dutch Navy Ship Intercepted By Jets After Turn Towards Russian Waters by nurudeen181(m): 10:14pm On Jun 29, 2021 |
it will happen sooner than latter |
Re: Dutch Navy Ship Intercepted By Jets After Turn Towards Russian Waters by Timi45: 10:37pm On Jun 29, 2021 |
World war 3 is increasingly approaching everyday. Firslyt, it was their display near Hawaii, secondly, it was their threat to sink HMS, now this is the third time. I think Russia is tensed and they are looking for where to dissipate their anger and furry but I'm still waiting for Beijing to join the party. |
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