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Russia defence ministry says navy carried out live fire 'exercise' in Black Sea

A ship carrying grain under the Black Sea Grain Initiative waits in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, 15 July 2023. Russia has warned that any ship entering the Black sea headed to Ukrainian ports will be considered to be carrying military cargo. to © Mehmet Caliskan/Reuters

Russia's navy carried out a live fire "exercise" in the northwest Black Sea, Moscow's defence ministry said Friday, two days after the Kremlin said it would consider ships travelling to Ukraine through the waterway carriers of military cargo, and therefore legitimate targets.

The Black Sea Fleet "carried out live firing of anti-ship cruise missiles at the target ship in the combat training range in the northwestern part of the Black Sea", Russia's defence ministry said in a statement on Telegram.

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