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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Caspian Flotilla naval infantry put on simulated elevated alert

2022-01-06

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KavkazUzel] The crews of about 15 ships and boats of the Caspian Flotilla are practicing their combat readiness skills, the military said today.

As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote in August 2018, the Ministry of Defense announced the redeployment of the Caspian flotilla from Astrakhan to Kaspiysk . It was decided to build a full-fledged naval base there and create about 5,000 jobs. By April 2021, about 500 families of seamen of the Caspian Flotilla received service apartments in Dagestan.
Kaspiysk is on the western shore of the Caspian Sea and has been used in the past as a staging point for naval infantry operations in Dagestan and in Chechnya. The naval infantry reaction forces were deployed in Kaspiysk during the latter stages of the 2nd Chechen War.
A special naval exercise took place in Dagestan, at the base of surface ships of the Caspian Flotilla, the press service of the Southern Military District said today.

"With the receipt of the 'Battle Alert' signal, the crews of the ships worked out actions to prepare the ship for battle and cruise, at combat posts and command posts of the ships, weapons, technical and energy resources were transferred to readiness for immediate use," the message posted on the website of the Ministry of Defense says.

During the exercise, the crews were transferred to round-the-clock combat duty. In total, more than 200 servicemen took part in the exercise. About 15 surface ships and boats were involved, the publication notes.

Recall that at the end of December 2021, about 2,000 marines of the Caspian Flotilla worked out their combat shooting, reconnaissance and camouflage skills at the Adanak training ground in Dagestan.

On December 8, 2021, the Ministry of Defense reported that the crews of about 20 ships of the Caspian Flotilla are practicing the skills of preparing for battle, defense, as well as radiation, chemical and biological protection.

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