Russian Navy Tracks US Ship Mount Whitney in Black Sea

In this still image from video, U.S. warship USS Mount Whitney prepares to sail through the Bosporus Strait in Turkey toward the Black Sea on Nov. 4, 2021. Reuters/Screenshot via NTD

MOSCOW—The Russian navy has started tracking a U.S. naval command vessel in the Black Sea, news agencies quoted the defense ministry as saying on Thursday, amid tension over NATO activities near Russia’s borders.

“The forces and means of the Black Sea Fleet have started monitoring the actions of the Mount Whitney command ship, which entered the Black Sea zone on Nov. 4,” TASS news agency quoted the defense ministry as saying.