Russian warplanes practice bombing ships in the Black Sea
Black Sea Fleet fighters and bombers have practiced “missile and bomb attacks on vessels of a notional enemy”.
Russia has been conducting military exercises in the skies above the Black Sea where US and other partner states are conducting large-scale war games involving dozens of ships and thousands of troops.
Black Sea fleet Su-30SM fighters and Su-24M bombers as well as Southern Military District Su-27 fighters and Su-34 fighter bombers practiced “missile and bomb attacks on vessels of a notional enemy”, the Russia military said in a statement Saturday. The target vessels for the exercises were two landing ships, the Saratov and the Orsk.
The Russian manoeuvres have been timed to coincide with Operation Sea Breeze, a multinational joint-service exercise led by the US and Ukraine that includes 5,000 troops, 32 ships, and 40 aircraft from 32 countries.
