Drills in Far East to involve warships of three Russian fleets
Warships of three Russian fleets will meet in the Sea of Japan during large-scale military exercises in the Far East, RIA Novosti reports. The Northern Fleet’s flag carrier Petr Veliky will be taking part in the drills.
The Russian Armed Forces will conduct a large-scale military exercise called Vostok-2010 in Siberia and the Far East in June-July, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the Pacific Fleet.
The flagships of the Northern Fleet and the Black Sea Fleet, the nuclear-powered missile cruiser “Pyotr Veliky” and the missile cruiser “Moskva”, are expected to join warships of the Pacific Fleet during the exercise, the source said.
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The upcoming land drills will involve units from the Far Eastern, the Siberian and the Volga-Urals military districts.
“Pyotr Veliky” and “Moskva” are currently sailing the Gulf of Aden, Vesti.ru reports. The vessels will join the international forces that are protecting civilian transport vessels from pirates in these waters.
Watch video from “Pyotr Veliky” in the Red Sea at Vesti (in Russian)
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