"The crews of the ships of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) of Russia and the Naval Forces (Navy) of the Arab Republic of Egypt have begun to conduct a three-day naval phase of the joint naval exercise" Friendship Bridge-2021 "in the Mediterranean Sea," RIA Novosti reported.

During the naval phase of the exercise, naval sailors will provide assistance to a ship in distress, repel attacks by surface assets, and conduct screening operations "in relation to suspicious ships."

Earlier it was reported that the frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" and the corvette "Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov" of the Pacific Fleet entered the Sea of ​​Japan to conduct combat training.