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Ukraine and U.S. launch “Sea Breeze drills”

Ukraine and the United States launched joint naval exercises “Sea Breeze drills” in the Black Sea in a show of Western cooperation with Kiev as it faces off with Russia. The drills come just days after the British Royal Navy’s HMS Defender passed near Russian-annexed Crimea in the Black Sea, with Moscow saying it fired warning shots at the destroyer to ward it off.

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The Sea Breeze drills, which have taken place 21 times since 1997, will involve some 5,000 military personnel from more than 30 countries. The exercises will last two weeks and involve around 30 ships, including the missile destroyer USS Ross.

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Ukraine President: Volodymyr Zelensky;
Ukraine Capital: Kyiv;
Ukraine Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia;
US Capital: Washington, D.C.;
US President: Joe Biden;
US Currency: United States Dollar.

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