“The frigate Admiral Essen of the Black Sea Fleet makes a planned transition from Sevastopol to the Mediterranean Sea. At present, the ship’s crew passes the Bosphorus and Dardanelles, ”the press service of the Russian Black Sea Fleet quotes TASS.
According to the plan, by the end of December 21, the frigate will join the forces of the permanent formation of the Navy in the far sea zone.
The crew will celebrate the New Year in the Mediterranean.
Earlier, the Russian Navy and the Syrian Navy successfully completed the first joint exercises in the Mediterranean.
On November 16, a detachment of ships of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy, consisting of the Yaroslav the Wise patrol ship, the Yelnya tanker, and the Viktor Konetskiy tugboat, conducted exercises in the Mediterranean Sea.