![]() ![]() If they floated ashore, an ensign on the raft later said, they would be taken as prisoners of war, according to an article on the International Swimming Hall of Fame's website. We have learnt together over the last few weeks and delivered a very credible search capability.Roughly 15 survivors of the Gregory, some injured, were gathered in a life raft. Lieutenant Frank Macleod, part of the Royal Navy team, said: “The Ukrainians have been fantastic, motivated and very professional sailors. “It demonstrates how we are stronger as a coherent team and how together we can defeat aggression to our nations.” The UK’s Lieutenant Commander David Starkey, CO of the DTXG, said: “The relationship between the units and personnel continues to grow - bound by a common purpose and shared values. Part of the classes involve clearing sea lanes of mines and using unmanned underwater vehicles to track down the deadly explosives. They are tapping into years of experience in Afghanistan and are training Kyiv’s troops at Lock Ewe in north west Scotland. UK specialists from the Royal Navy’s Diving and Threat Exploitation Group - DTXG- are leading the training of Ukrainian anti-bomb troops in Scotland. Ukraine responded that it will consider ships delivering cargo to Russia as being military-linked. “The enemy destroyed 100 tonnes of peas and 20 tonnes of barley." The drills were held after Russia again blitzed Ukrainian grain and agricultural warehouses linked to exports, so far destroying 100 tonnes of peas and 20 tonnes of barley. In Russia’s drills the target ship was “destroyed” in the northwestern sector of the Black Sea, said the Russians. UK Royal Navy diving specialists in Scotland are currently training Ukrainian forces how to disarm and diffuse Russian bombs, mines and booby traps from rivers, lakes and sea. The live firing drills involving anti-ship cruise missiles were conducted from Moscow’s guided missile-firing Corvet Ivanovets. Russian President Vladimir Putin has already threatened to sink ships delivering cargo to Ukraine after suddenly cancelling his wartime grain deal.Īnd Kyiv has responded angrily declaring that ships delivering to Russian ports will be classed as delivering military equipment. ![]() Kremlin war chiefs have escalated fears of war in Ukraine spreading further into the Black Sea after holding threatening missile war games. ![]()
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