Moscow: "You open fire on anyone who" breaks "the naval blockade in Kerch and the Sea of Azov" - Front with NATO…The next days until the end of the great NATO Sea Breeze exercise in the Black Sea are considered critical. Today, Russia has taken additional measures to monitor the naval blockade imposed on Ukraine.
Putin issued a decree releasing the rules of engagement of the Russian armed forces in case a NATO ship tries to cross the Kerch bridge in the direction of the Sea of Azov and Ukraine.
NATO is already talking about a "violation of international law" with the blockade of the Kerch Strait.
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According to Russian media, "With the decree, Putin increased the level of readiness by blocking land and sea area around the Kerch bridge.
"Anyone who tries to cross illegally without permission from the Russian authorities is arrested by the Armed Forces so that they can use armed force without prior approval."
The purpose is to "prevent illegal intrusion".
The decree recalls that the Russian National Guard protects the territorial waters around the Kerch Strait, the bridge as well as the power line connecting the Russian hinterland with the Crimea.
The Black Sea and Mediterranean Fleet is on alert
The Russians believe that the British destroyer HMS Defender and the Dutch frigate acted "in preparation" for the NATO exercise in order to record Russian movements and locate missile systems.
They also say that the Ukrainians will test the new anti-ship missile "Neptune" and a challenge should not be ruled out in the Crimean-Kerch and Azov regions.
That is why all anti-ship systems in the Black Sea have been activated, such as "Bal", "Bastion", "Rubezh", the anti-aircraft systems S-400 "Triumph" and "Pantsir". The Air Force and the Navy are on alert
The Mediterranean Fleet and the ships Moskva, Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov, the submarines Stary Oskol and Rostov-on-Don, as well as the MiG-31K with "Kinzhal" are also on alert. Opposite is the British aircraft carrier "Queen Elizabeth".
Russian warships have conducted exercises with real fire in the Black Sea, the Russian Black Sea Fleet announced today, while Ukraine and NATO countries are conducting military exercises in the same wider area.
The Sea Breeze, led by Ukraine and the United States, is being held after tensions between NATO and Moscow escalated after Russia announced last week that it had dropped warning fire and bombs on a British warship. to expel it from its territorial waters near the Crimea.
Moscow had demanded the cancellation of the Sea Breeze exercise before it began, and the Russian Defense Ministry has said it will react, if necessary, to safeguard national security.
The Sea Breeze 2021 high schools with the participation of Ukraine, the USA, Canada, Britain, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Latvia will last for two weeks.
They include about 5,000 military personnel from NATO and other allies and about 30 ships and 40 aircraft, including the USS Ross and the US Marine Corps.

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