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by Alexander Galperin
[RIA Novosti] The ships of the Northern Fleet entered the Mediterranean Sea to take part in naval exercises, the press service of the fleet said.
"A detachment of warships <...> consisting of the missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov, the frigate Admiral Kasatonov and the large anti-submarine ship Vice-Admiral Kulakov entered the Mediterranean Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar," the statement said.
During the inter-fleet maneuvers, the crews will have to work out interaction with the military sailors of the Black Sea and Pacific Fleets.
It is specified that at the first stage of the long-distance voyage, the Severomors took part in a large-scale exercise with the Arctic expeditionary group led by the commander of the Northern Fleet, Hero of Russia, Admiral Alexander Moiseev.
In accordance with the plan for the preparation of the Armed Forces for 2022, in January-February, a series of maneuvers are being held in all areas of responsibility of the fleets under the general supervision of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov. They are needed to work out the actions of the forces of the Navy and Aerospace Forces to protect Russian national interests in the oceans, as well as to counter military threats to the country from sea and ocean directions.
The exercises will cover the waters of the seas adjacent to Russian territory, as well as operationally important areas of the World Ocean. Separate exercises will be held in the waters of the Mediterranean, North, Okhotsk Seas, in the northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
In total, it is planned to involve over 140 warships and support vessels, more than 60 aircraft, one thousand units of military equipment, and about ten thousand military personnel for the exercises.
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