Russia: Two of the largest military exercises in decades.
According to a report by the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in the Russian Federation, citing an announcement made on the morning of January 21st by the Press and Information Department of the Ministry of Defense, up to 20 warships and escort vessels of the Russian Navy are participating in exercises in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
According to the announcement, the two largest exercises in decades were conducted by the Russian Navy in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea starting on January 19th, involving 20 warships and escort vessels, along with three submarines, including one nuclear submarine, from the Black Sea, Baltic, and Northern fleets, and aircraft from the 4th Long-Range Squadron of the Russian Air Force.
The Yuri Dolgoruky submarine, 170m long and 13.5m wide, capable of diving to a depth of 450m, began service on January 10th. (Source: AFP/VNA)
The purpose of the exercises is to test combat readiness and operational coordination between fleets when carrying out long-distance missions.
Russian warships are preparing to enter a phase of exercises aimed at countering surprise, lightning-fast attacks from the air and sea, including terrorist and pirate attacks.
The Black Sea exercise aimed to coordinate actions between naval and air forces to counter and neutralize attacks by missile-carrying patrol boats.
Meanwhile, the two landing ships Kaliningrad and Alexander Shabalin, after receiving weapons and marines at the port of Novorossisk on January 20, will today train marines to land in a rugged area in the southwestern Caucasus Sea.
Meanwhile, the command for the two exercises has been moved to the missile cruiser Moscow of the Black Sea Fleet, which is currently present in the Mediterranean region.
Equipped with modern communication and telecommunication equipment, including space communication devices, the cruiser Moscow ensures timely and effective command of exercises based on reports and orders from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
According to (VNA) - DT
