As tensions between Russia and NATO in the Black Sea continue to rise, Moscow is preparing to unveil its revamped Black Sea Fleet off the coast of Crimea.
The Russian navy marks its annual holiday on the last day of July, which is usually celebrated in naval bases with a parade at the nearest large port. Since Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, it has pursued a rearmament of facilities on the peninsula which Moscow controlled in Soviet times.
According to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, this year’s parade will also act as an official unveiling of a swathe of new warships …read more
Source: Newsweek
