The naval aviation’s aircraft and helicopters
will be involved to secure the combat training missions.
KALININGRAD, February 20. /TASS/. Over 20 warships and support vessels of the Baltic Fleet’s Baltiysk naval base will be involved in naval drills that have kicked off in Russia’s westernmost region, Fleet spokesman Roman Martov told TASS on Tuesday.
"Missions in the Baltic Sea will be accomplished by the Baltiysk naval base’s strike forces - small missile ships and boats, minesweepers and also various vessels of the auxiliary fleet. Overall, the maneuvers will involve more than 20 warships and auxiliary vessels of the fleet," the spokesman said.
During the
first stage of the drills, the warships’ crews will practice combat training
assignments at their base, preparing for the voyage and making combat and
everyday arrangements. After that, the Fleet’s individual warships will accomplish
a number of assigned missions in the Baltic Sea to practice anti-ship and air
defense.
"At
the sea training ranges, the crews of warships from the Fleet’s several large
units will conduct artillery fire against air and naval targets of various complexity
and practice minelaying operations and depth bombing," Martov said.
The naval
aviation’s aircraft and helicopters will be actively involved to secure the
accomplishment of combat training missions, he added.
Source: ITAR-TASS 21-02-2018
