Department of Defense responded to US military exercises in the Black Sea

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, speaking about the US military exercises in the Black Sea, said that there is a study of the alleged theater of military operations in the event of an escalation in the Donbass.

The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter sails in formation during the multinational maritime exercise Sea Breeze 2020, co-hosted by Ukraine and the United States, in the Black Sea July 25, 2020. Ukrainian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

“Taking into account the fact that, in addition to the US Navy, it is planned to use tactical, patrol and strategic aviation, as well as contingents of the armed forces of Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine, there is a study of the alleged theater of military operations in the event that Kiev prepares a military solution in the south- east”, – said in the message.

The Defense Ministry stressed that such actions are a destabilizing factor in the Black Sea region, “one of the goals of which is the military development of the territory of Ukraine.”