Russia (bbabo.net), - On Saturday, February 12 at 10.40 Moscow time, a US Navy submarine of the "Virginia" class was discovered in the area of ​​the planned exercise of the Pacific Fleet forces in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation near the island of Urup in the Kuril ridge. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

"In the mode of sound underwater communication, the crew of a foreign submarine received a message in Russian and English: "You are in the territorial waters of Russia. Surface immediately!", - said the department. - The crew of the American submarine, the demand of the Russian side was ignored."

Further events developed as follows. According to the guidelines for the protection of the state border of the Russian Federation in the underwater environment, the crew of the frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" used the means appropriate to the circumstances. "The American submarine used a self-propelled simulator to double the target on radar and acoustic control means and left the territorial waters of the Russian Federation at maximum speed," the Russian Defense Ministry said.

They noted that after this incident, a detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet continued the planned exercises. Sailors, among other things, control the underwater environment to prevent violations of our state border.

"In connection with the violation by the US Navy submarine of the state border of the Russian Federation, the Russian Defense Ministry summoned the defense attaché at the US Embassy in Moscow," our military department said.

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