Amid tensions with Ukraine, Russia equips Black Sea Fleet with more warships
(Baonghean.vn) - The Russian Black Sea Fleet has been and is being equipped with more submarines and coastal defense missile systems.
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| Photo of patrol boat Vasily Bykov |
Four new submarines will be commissioned into the Russian Black Sea Fleet from December 2018 or January 2019, Vice Admiral Alexander Moiseyev said on December 3.
"By the end of this year, we will receive the warship Orekhovo-Zuyevo, the patrol ship Vasily Bykov, the minesweeper Ivan Antonov, and in early 2019 we will put the patrol ship Dmitry Rogachev into service," Vice Admiral Alexander Moiseyev added.
In recent years, the Russian Black Sea Fleet has been equipped with more submarines and coastal defense missile systems - in which the Bal and Bastion coastal missile complexes are tasked with protecting the entire Black Sea region.
At the same time, the fleet will also receive more ships and missiles to carry out missions in the Black Sea and Mediterranean. New fighter jets, such as the Sukhoi Su-30SM, will also be added to the Naval Aviation, Moiseyev said.
As previously reported, the Black Sea Fleet will complete the testing period and receive two ships equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles and the tugboat Sergei Balk into service in 2019.
