A NATO ship entered the Black Sea

The US warship entered the Black Sea for the second time in a day, the National Defense Control Center reported.

«The forces and means of the Black Sea Fleet have begun tracking the actions of the US Navy’s guided missile destroyer Thomas Hudner,» the ministry said.

On the eve of it became known that the American missile cruiser «Monterey» entered the Black Sea.

The Thomas Hudner is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and can carry up to 96 Tomahawk cruise missiles or Standard anti-missile missiles in vertical universal launchers. Cruiser » Monterey «(type » Ticonderoga») It is capable of carrying up to 122 Tomahawk cruise missiles or Standard anti-missile missiles.

Since the beginning of 2021, the United States has increased activity in the Black Sea, and at the end of January, the destroyers «Donald Cook» and «Porter»visited it.

Also on March 12 and 17, the frigates of the Spanish Navy, which is a member of NATO, appeared in the water area — Cristóbal Colón and Méndez Núñez. Both ships belong to the Alvaro de Bazan class and are armed with Harpoon anti-ship missiles.