British warships will sail for the Black Sea in Might amid rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia, the Sunday Instances newspaper reported, citing senior naval sources.

The deployment is geared toward displaying solidarity with Ukraine and Britain’s NATO allies, the newspaper reported.

One Kind 45 destroyer armed with anti-aircraft missiles and an anti-submarine Kind 23 frigate will go away the Royal Navy‘s provider activity group within the Mediterranean and head by the Bosphorus into the Black Sea, in line with the report.

RAF F-35B Lightning stealth jets and Merlin submarine-hunting helicopters will stand prepared on the duty group’s flag ship, the provider HMS Queen Elizabeth, to assist the warships within the Black Sea, the report added.

Tensions between Moscow and Kyiv have been rising amid a build-up of Russian troops alongside the border and clashes in japanese Ukraine between the military and pro-Russian separatists.

Officers on the UK Ministry of Defence weren’t instantly out there for remark.

A ministry spokesman instructed the newspaper that the UK authorities was working carefully with Ukraine to watch the scenario and continued to name on Russia to de-escalate.

“The UK and our worldwide allies are unwavering in our assist for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”, the newspaper quoted the spokesman as saying.