I know one of our ships that was supposed to be in the area...the USS Taylor...ran aground and damaged it’s prop.
I don’t think we have many assets in the Black Sea. Not to mention...those that ARE there are mostly in anti-terrorism support for the Olympics. I doubt Bambi would send ships or troops into harms way for Ukraine.
While the Black Sea is not one of our primary patrols you should be aware that the Mt Whitney is there at the moment. That’s a big deal because it controls the entire 6th and 5th fleets, the Kenyan notwithstanding, if action needs to be taken the Mt Whitney will start it. You should also be aware that Carrier Bush left our East Coast last week and should be in the Med by now. Along with the two other carriers still on station in the 5 and 6 Vlad would have his hands full in the event he feels a moment of stupidity coming on.