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| Area closures (red) and flight bans (yellow) west of Crimean Peninsula - February 2015 |
According to an unnamed "Crimean Naval Base source," Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet ships (including four Grisha-class frigates and Nanuchka III-class missile patrol boats) and aircraft (including naval SU-30SM Flanker fighters) are taking part in an air defense exercise that started today. According to the source, during the first phase of the exercise, the SU-30SM played the role of simulated hostile aircraft. The surface ships tracked the targets and then simulated launching surface-to-air missiles. During the second phase, the SU-30SM were to perform long-range airborne radar tracking and visual identification of cruise missiles launched by an adversary. The SU-30SM were to engage and attempt to shoot down the missiles. If they failed, the surface ships were to launch surface-to-air missiles against the "enemy" cruise missiles.
There are several area closures and flight bans west of the Crimean Peninsula that are in effect between now and the end of the month. One of the flight bans (V0762/15) covers a portion of farming land adjacent to the fleet's airbase at Kacha.
HYDROLANT 316/15
BLACK SEA.
UKRAINE.
GUNNERY.
DNC 10.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 0500Z TO 1700Z DAILY 09 THRU 28 FEB
IN AREA BOUND BY
45-00N 032-16E, 44-54N 032-33E,
44-42N 032-49E, 44-37N 032-40E,
44-41N 032-12E, 44-48N 032-08E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 281800Z FEB 15.
HYDROLANT 373/15
BLACK SEA.
UKRAINE.
GUNNERY.
DNC 10.
1. GUNNERY EXERCISES 0500Z TO 1700Z DAILY 16 THRU 21 FEB
IN AREA BOUND BY
44-45.0N 033-06.0E, 44-53.0N 032-55.0E,
44-52.0N 033-11.0E, 44-45.0N 033-11.0E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 211800Z FEB 15.
V0754/15 - TEMPO DANGER AREA ACT WI COORD:
442141N 0322856E-441435N 0323727E-434616N 0315240E-
434441N 0333810E-434754N 0333815E-434758N 0335202E-
433500N 0335222E-433621N 0313907E-434812N 0313125E-
442141N 0322856E-442141N 0322856E. FL200 - FL550, 16 19 0200-2359, 17 1100-2359,
20 0200-1059, 16 FEB 02:00 2015 UNTIL 20 FEB 10:59 2015. CREATED: 12 FEB 10:58
2015
V0762/15 - TEMPO DANGER AREA ACT WI COORD:
445222N 0332200E-444649N 0333444E-442629N 0331005E-
442814N 0330625E-440522N 0324835E-442502N 0322512E-
444441N 0330410E-444439N 0331103E-444734N 0331107E-
445222N 0332200E. SFC - FL250, 19 0200-2359, 20 0200-1059, 19 FEB 02:00 2015
UNTIL 20 FEB 10:59 2015. CREATED: 12 FEB 11:48 2015
V0784/15 - TEMPO DANGER AREA ACT WI COORD:
442141N 0322856E-441435N 0323727E-434616N 0315240E-
434441N 0333810E-434754N 0333815E-434758N 0335202E-
433500N 0335222E-433621N 0313907E-434812N 0313125E-
442141N 0322856E. FL200 - FL270, 17 0200-1059, 18 21 0200-2359, 20 1100-2359,
17 FEB 02:00 2015 UNTIL 21 FEB 23:59 2015. CREATED: 13 FEB 06:55 2015
V0787/15 - TEMPO DANGER AREA ACT WI COORD:
442817N 0330627E-441207N 0333858E-441215N 0335126E-
434800N 0335209E-434752N 0333655E-435624N 0330200E-
440522N 0324835E-442817N 0330627E. SFC - FL250, 17 0200-1059, 18 21 0200-2359,
20 1100-2359, 17 FEB 02:00 2015 UNTIL 21 FEB 23:59 2015. CREATED: 13 FEB 07:02
2015
V0796/15 - TEMPO DANGER AREA ACT WI COORD:
450000N 0312000E-450000N 0314500E-440500N 0320000E-
440200N 0313500E-450000N 0312000E. 30M AMSL - FL100, 17 18
24 25 0500-2000, 17 FEB 05:00 2015 UNTIL 25 FEB 20:00 2015. CREATED: 13 FEB 11:09
2015
