The Russian military demanded that the submarine surfaced.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that on February 12, at 10:40 Moscow time, a Virginia-class US Navy submarine was discovered near Urup Island in the Kuril chain. According to the Russian military, Russian sailors informed the crew of the US submarine about being in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation and demanded that it surface, but the US military ignored the demand, after which the crew of the Pacific Fleet frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov used “appropriate means.”
This is reported by “Interfax”.
The appearance in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation in the Kuriles region of an American nuclear submarine, which was discovered by a Russian warship, is a serious military incident, said the former chief of the main headquarters of the Russian Navy, retired Admiral Viktor Kravchenko.
Like, the Russian frigate “Marshal Shaposhnikov” could use weapons for warning purposes.
The official report of the Russian Ministry of Defense states that “an 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.”
Because of this incident, the US military attache in Moscow was summoned to the Russian military department, where he was handed a note of protest.
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