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Ukraine, NATO test teamwork at sea

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Ukraine and NATO have conducted Black Sea drills involving dozens of warships in a two-week show of their strong defense ties and capability following a confrontat­ion between Russia’s military forces and a British destroyer off Crimea last month. The Sea Breeze 2021 maneuvers that ended Saturday involved about 30 warships and 40 aircraft from NATO members and Ukraine. The captain of the USS Ross, a U.S. Navy destroyer that took part in the drills, said the exercise was designed to improve how the equipment and personnel of the participat­ing nations operate together. Above, Ukrainian helicopter­s fly over a Russian warship. Left, U.S. Navy sailor Christina Cortez from San Diego, Calif., prepares a machine gun.

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Photos by Efrem Lukatsky / Associated Press

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