Battle ship of the Royal Navy HMS Montrose during recent exercises in the Baltic sea was sent to intercept off the coast of Denmark in the Russian Corvette " Bright, " write English media. last week, on June 19, participating in the exercises in the Baltic British patrol ship HMS Montrose went to an unidentified Russian ship caught in international waters off the coast of Denmark. Later the ship is identified As the newest Corvette of the Russian Navy " Smart ". Corvette moved to the West and, probably, participated in the exercises of the Russian Navy. It is noteworthy that as soon As a patrol boat approached a Russian ship, near to it there appeared coastal patrol aircraft aircraft Il-20 Coot ". Although sources in the Navy of Britain called the incident routine, Telegraph emphasizes that it occurred in a period when relations between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty of the Commonwealth are at their lowest level since the cold war. At the same time The Daily Mail emphasizes that this meeting has become one of the most significant for the navies of Russia and Britain since the beginning of the fall in Ukraine." We knew that the Russians are working hard in this area, but did not expect that they will be so close, " said the watch officer HMS Montrose Chloe. A similar incident occurred on 18 June, when fighters RAF Typhoon were raised in the air to escort several Russian military aircraft at the borders of the Baltic States. According to the information of the defense Ministry, the Russian planes were found by NATO forces in international airspace. The UK Ministry of defence also pointed out that Russian planes had carried out a routine training flight. As informs NIA-Kaliningrad ", " Clever", June 16, went to sea during Russian military exercises in the Baltic sea for sea trials, and also took part in working out of search, detection and destruction of a submarine conventional enemy.
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