Lo comentó el amigo Félix en la sección de comentarios y aquí va un poco más ampliado. Un avión ruso -quizá un Sujoi Su-24M- ha llevado a cabo un acercamiento al destructor estadounidenses USS Donald Cook en el Mar Negro que se puede considerar un acto de provocación, según las autoridades estadounidenses, ya que se llevó a cabo a unos 900 mts de distancia y a unos 170 mts de altura con respecto al buque de la US NAVY...
APNewsBreak: Russian Jet Passes Near US Warship
A Russian fighter jet made multiple, close-range passes near an American warship in the Black Sea for more than 90 minutes Saturday amid escalating tensions in the region, a U.S. military official said Monday.
In the first public account of the incident, the official said the Russian Fencer flew within 1,000 yards of the USS Donald Cook, a Navy destroyer, at about 500 feet above sea level. Ship commanders considered the actions provocative and inconsistent with international agreements, prompting the ship to issue several radio queries and warnings.
The fighter appeared to be unarmed and never was in danger of coming in contact with the ship, said the official, who was not authorized to talk publicly by name about the encounter so spoke on condition of anonymity. The passes, which occurred in the early evening there, ended without incident.
... también se comenta que una fragata rusa está siguiendo al buque estadounidense a alcance visual...
The official also said that a Russian Navy ship, a frigate, has been shadowing the U.S. warship, remaining within visual distance but not close enough to be unsafe.
abcnews.go.com
Russian Fighter Jet Buzzed U.S. Ship: Officials
A Russian attack warplane engaged in "provocative action" when it repeatedly buzzed a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer in the western Black Sea on Saturday, U.S. military officials tell NBC News.
According to officials, in a 90-minute encounter, the Russian SU-24 fighter jet made a dozen low passes — ranging from sea level to several thousand feet — near the USS Donald Cook.
The crew aboard the Donald Cook made several attempts to radio the Russian warplane asking the pilot what were his intentions and sending warnings to remain at a safe distance, but the Russian pilot never responded.
The Donald Cook only responded to the Russian jet with radio warnings, and "did not go to battle stations."
Comentario: en el Mar Negro sólo hay un tipo de fragata en servicio con la Armada Rusa y son las proyecto 1135. Por lo tanto, si la información es correcta y una fragata rusa sigue al destructor de la US NAVY sólo puede ser una Krivak ...
Compleja situación Charly. Está surgiendo más información, ahora se habla incluso de dos Fencer, siendo que uno habría estado dando cobertura a gran altura...
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