Russia began large-scale exercises of the Black Sea Fleet
Simferopol, July 04 (Navigator, Evgeniy Andreev) – Almost 20 warships and auxiliary vessels, the same number of aircraft and helicopters, marines and artillery are participating in the Black Sea Fleet exercises, which began on Friday.
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According to the press service of the Ministry of Defense, during the tactical exercises, issues of interaction between ship formations and units of coastal troops and aviation are being worked out.
The joint actions of the diverse forces of the Black Sea Fleet began with missile and artillery firing of on-board complexes of surface ships at sea and air targets. During the firing, five Mosquito and Malachite cruise missiles were launched, which, according to objective monitoring equipment, hit the targets with a direct hit.
Naval aviation carried out a number of tasks, during which they practiced the actions of striking ships of a mock enemy. Su-24 aircraft from the Black Sea Fleet air base carried out firing at a target position at sea, and also successfully practiced bombing strikes against surface targets.
The exercise is led by the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Alexander Vitko.
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