On February 12, at the Main Directorate of International Military Cooperation of the Russian Ministry of Defense, in connection with the violation of the state border of the Russian Federation by a US Navy submarine, a note was handed to the representative of the military attache office for defense issues at the US Embassy in Moscow.
A representative of the US Department of Defense was informed that the actions of the American submarine are regarded as a gross violation of international law. The provocative actions of the US Navy ship created a threat to the national security of the Russian Federation.
The Russian Ministry of Defense insists on the need for the United States to take measures to prevent similar situations in the future. The Russian Ministry of Defense reserves the right to take all possible measures in its territorial sea to ensure the security of the Russian Federation.
On February 12, 2022 at 10.40 (Moscow time) in the area of a planned exercise of the Pacific Fleet forces in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation in the area of Urup Island in the Kuril Ridge, a US Navy Virginia-class submarine was discovered.
In the underwater sound communication mode, the crew of a foreign submarine was sent a message in Russian and English: “You are in the territorial waters of Russia. Surface immediately!
The crew of the American submarine ignored the Russian side’s demand.
In accordance with the guidelines for protecting the state border of the Russian Federation in the underwater environment, the crew of the Pacific Fleet frigate “Marshal Shaposhnikov” used appropriate means.
The American submarine used a self-propelled simulator to split the target using radar and acoustic control and left the territorial waters of the Russian Federation at maximum speed.
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