The Russian military practiced a
wide range of combat maneuvers in the Black Sea as part of its snap drill this
week, following NATO’s decision to reinforce its presence in the region, it has
been announced. NATO defense ministers have agreed on a more “enhanced forward
presence in the eastern part of our alliance”, Secretary General Jens
Stoltenbeg said at a meeting on Wednesday.
The presence, Stoltenberg
said, would be rotational and in the form of frequent military exercises. After
Stoltenberg’s announcement, the Russian Ministry of Defence issued a detailed
breakdown of the types of combat Russia had been practising—anti-ship,
anti-aircraft, anti-submarine warfare and combat against amphibious landing
groups.