This Saturday, the Portuguese Navy completed monitoring at sea of three Russian ships that were reported to be “allegedly transporting materials used in Russian military operations” and that had crossed the continent’s exclusive economic zone.
“The Portuguese Navy, through the ships NRP Setúbal, NRP Viana do Castelo and NRP Dragão, completed this Saturday the monitoring at sea of three Russian ships passing through the exclusive economic zone of the continent,” the navy said in a press release. .
Monitoring of the cargo ships Ursa Major and Sparta IV, as well as the oil tanker Yaz, began on Friday.
It was through the Naval Operations Center that the Navy ensured constant surveillance of areas of national sovereignty or jurisdiction.
The Portuguese institution added that it will continue to monitor every day of the year “the passage of ships for the purposes of international security” and “the promotion and protection of Portuguese interests on and through the sea.”
The war, sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, has plunged Europe into what is considered the worst security crisis since World War II (1939-1945).
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Source: CM Jornal
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