
"Pilots of the naval fighter aviation regiment of the sea aviation For the first time, the Northern Fleet began to protect the air borders of the Kola Arctic on carrier-based Su-33 fighters - the marine analogue of the Su-27 multi-purpose all-weather fighter, ”the release said.
It is reported that "the solemn ritual of the interception of crews on duty was held on August 1, the ceremony was attended by the Chief of Naval Aviation of the Northern Fleet, Major General Alexander Otroshchenko."
According to the press service, earlier fighters "were on duty on board the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov".