“More than 30 ships of the Black Sea Fleet went to sea from Sevastopol and Novorossiysk according to the exercise plan,” RIA Novosti quotes the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet.
It is noted that the leadership of the exercises is carried out by the commander of the Black Sea Fleet Igor Osipov.
The purpose of the exercises is to defend the sea coast of Crimea, the bases of the Black Sea Fleet.
Earlier, minesweepers of the Black Sea Fleet "Valentin Pikul" and "Vice-Admiral Zakharyin" worked out the destruction of conditional sea mines in the sea combat training range as part of the exercises.