The naval strike
group included the patrol ship Vasily Bykov, the guard ship Pytlivy, the small
anti-submarine warfare ships Kasimov and Eisk and the oceanic minesweeper
Zheleznyakov.
SEVASTOPOL, March 11.
/TASS/. The Black Sea Fleet ships sank a notional enemy’s submarine spotted by
naval aviation aircraft during drills, the Fleet’s press office reported on
Wednesday.
"During the
drills, An-26 and Be-12 planes and also Ka-27PL helicopters with sonar stations
took to the skies from the naval aviation’s aerodrome. In accordance with the
plan of the drills, the pilots were assigned the task of searching for a
submarine in the designated area and transmitting the coordinates to the Black
Sea Fleet’s naval strike force. Four aircraft and five helicopters were
involved in the effort," the press office said in a statement.
The naval strike
group included the patrol ship Vasily Bykov, the guard ship Pytlivy, the small
anti-submarine warfare ships Kasimov and Eisk and the oceanic minesweeper
Zheleznyakov. The submarine Kolpino simulated the enemy during the drills, the
statement says.
"During the
basic stage of the drills, the naval aviation crews detected the notional
enemy’s submarine and transmitted the data to the surface action group. The
small anti-submarine warfare ships Kasimov and Eisk detected, locked on and
notionally destroyed the underwater target, using the transmitted data,"
the press office said.
Source: ITAR-TASS
11-03-2020
