According to a report by the World Wide Web on November 12, the Russian Northern Fleet Press Office announced that in addition to carrying out planned combat training tasks for the fleet, the crew of the guided missile cruiser Ustinov of the Northern Fleet also completed the The Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea monitor the activities of the US Navy guided-missile destroyer "Ross" and track the foreign warship to the southern area of the Norwegian Sea. At the same time, the Northern Fleet stated that during the period when the US destroyer was in the Barents Sea, "it did not find any special features in its actions." Some Russian media reported that the US destroyer "Russ" entered Israel from October 19 to November 9. The US military claimed that its purpose was to ensure "freedom of navigation."
It is understood that the guided-missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov was incorporated into the Russian Navy’s battle sequence in 1986. Russia built three cruisers of this class. Among them, the “Moscow” served in the Black Sea Fleet and the “Varyag” served in In the Pacific Fleet, the Ustinov with port number 055 served in the Northern Fleet. It has a displacement of nearly 11,400 tons, a speed of 34 knots, and is equipped with a "volcanic rock" anti-ship missile system.
It is worth noting that US warships have frequently appeared in the seas surrounding Russia for a long time, including the Black Sea. In mid-September this year, the U.S. Navy’s Sixth Fleet Press Office stated that the USS Roosevelt’s destroyer "goed to the Black Sea to conduct operations with NATO allies and partner countries to ensure maritime security.
Regarding the actions of U.S. warships entering the Black Sea, Military expert Yin Zhuo analyzed its intentions for three reasons: First, the United States attempts to maintain military pressure on Russia and draw the neighboring countries of the Black Sea to jointly exert pressure on Russia; second, the United States attempts to maintain the continuity of NATO operations and strengthen NATO's cohesion; third, the United States In an attempt to use the Ukraine issue to weaken Russia’s power and maintain high visibility.
In addition, Yin Zhuo believes that US military operations in the Black Sea indicate that the United States has always regarded Russia as its main strategic opponent in the European direction, and it is also one of the world’s main strategic opponents. 1. The confrontation between Russia and NATO in the Black Sea reflects the fighting law and the status quo between Russia and NATO. This status quo is not likely to be eased in the short term, and the military confrontation between the two sides will become more intense.