Commander of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation arrived in the zone of the exercises of the ships of the Mediterranean squadron of the Russian Navy
Agency Interfax-AVN publishes information according to which the ship arrived in the zone where the assigned missions are carried out by ships of a permanent operational connection of the Russian Navy. It is reported that during the exercise (they will be held in the waters of the Aegean Sea), actions will be worked out to protect sea lanes, as well as sea convoys. The agency quotes Vyacheslav Trukhachev, Captain of 1, head of the information department of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation:
During the exercises, firing will be held in which the formation ships assigned to the three fleets of the Russian Federation: the Black Sea, the Northern and the Baltic will take part.
About conducting exercises TASS The official representative of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Vadim Serga told:
For reference: the formation of the Mediterranean group of the Russian Navy began in the spring of 2013. The permanent operational compound of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean (rotationally) includes ships of the Northern, Baltic and Black Sea fleets. The ships of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation also took part in the rotational activities of the Mediterranean squadron.
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