Black Sea residents will take part in joint exercises of the Russian and Chinese navies in the Mediterranean Sea
On Monday, Russian and Chinese warships set out from Novorossiysk for the Mediterranean Sea, the Rossiya 24 information channel reports.
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The Maritime Interaction 2015 exercises will take place there for ten days. It is planned that the military of the two countries will improve their skills in joint problem solving. In total, ten ships of various classes are participating in the maneuvers. The sailors will have to repel attacks from the imaginary enemy from the air, sea and from under water.
Another goal of the maneuvers is to ensure the safety of navigation. At the same time, as Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov emphasized, the exercises are not directed against a third party and are not related to the political situation in the region.
The Samum missile hovercraft of the Black Sea Fleet is taking part in the exercises.
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