Russia’s Baltic Fleet tracking 2 US guided-missile destroyers in Baltic Sea: Report

Amid intensified Russia-Ukraine war, Russian National Center for Defense Manment informed that Russia's Baltic Fleet troops have begun monitoring  United States guided-missile destroyers, which have entered Baltic Sea. According to centre, which is a part of Russian Defense Ministry, “Forces and facilities of Baltic Fleet have embarked on tracking actions of US guided-missile destroyers USS Donald Cook and USS Forrest Sherman that entered Baltic Sea,” Tass reported.

Furr, nuclear-capable Tomahawk cruise missiles which have a range of up to 2,500 kilometres are main weaponry of USS Donald Cook, a fourth-generation destroyer. re are 56 or 96 of se missiles in basic and strike armament variants, respectively. As per Tass, this warship is a member of Destroyer Squron 60 of United States Navy. USS Forrest Sherman is based in rfolk.  

Ukrainian Marine Corps attack suspected enemy ship amid Russia-Ukraine war

In dition, this statement came after Ukrainian Marine Corps troops have attacked an enemy ship on March 7, while guarding Odesa region, according to General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has previously warned that Russian soldiers would attack Odesa, as per media reports. 

With a community of about one million inhabitants, Odesa is a rewned Black Sea port city in Ukraine. In Odesa Oblast, Russian soldiers began missile attacks against region's infrastructure. bulk of inhabitants trapped in city, according to Ukrainian authorities, are living underground to avoid near-constant bombardment by encircling Russian soldiers, who have cut off food, water, electricity, as well as heating supplies. 

Apart from this, in month of February Russia has sent six warships from its navy to Black Sea to participate in military drills. Baltic and rrn Fleets travelled via Bosphorus strait, as per Russia's Ministry of Defense, to participate in pre-anunced military maeuvres in Black Sea. 

Meanwhile, general staff of Ukrainian armed forces stated on Sunday that over 11,000 Russian personnel were killed since Moscow inved Ukraine on February 24. According to Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, intensity of combat has temporarily decreased due to enemy's huge casualties. He went on to say that Russian invers are aiming to concentrate ir efforts on a fresh round of attacks. 

(Im: AP)