Russian Warplanes Practice Bombing Enemy Ships in Black Sea Drills

Russian Warplanes Practice Bombing Enemy Ships in Black Sea Drills
Russian Sukhoi planes are seen flying in a formation. Maxim Shemetov/File/Reuters
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MOSCOW—Russian warplanes practiced bombing enemy ships in the Black Sea during training exercises, Russia said on Saturday, amid friction with the West over NATO drills in the region and following a recent incident with a British warship.

Moscow last week challenged the right of HMS Defender to pass through waters near Crimea, something London said it had every right to do. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 but most of the world still recognizes it as part of Ukraine.