The Russian Ministry of Defense noticed six NATO reconnaissance aircraft in the Black Sea per day 
intelligence of NATO countries near the borders of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea continues to grow.
They reported that over the past day in the central and northwestern parts of the Black Sea, six flights of reconnaissance aircraft of NATO countries took place. They were tracked and accompanied by radar systems of anti-aircraft missile forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
It is noted that three P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft of the US Navy flew from an airbase on the island of Sicily (Italy), French reconnaissance aircraft C- 160G Gabriel – from an air base in Romania, and two more American reconnaissance aircraft flew from bases in Crete and Cyprus.
In addition, the Russian military points to the American destroyer with guided missile weapons Porter, the command ship Mount Whitney and the tanker John Lenthall. After crossing from the Georgian port of Batumi, they are located in the southwestern part of the Black Sea and continue to move westward.
“The Russian Defense Ministry regards the aggressive US military activity in the Black Sea region as a threat to regional security and strategic stability.” – said the department, adding that the purpose of the “unprovoked by Russia” US actions is to study the theater of military operations in the event of a military solution by Kiev to the conflict in the southeast.