It is noted that the ship is planned to be handed over to the army in 2023.
“Checking the maneuverability, performance of systems, mechanisms and weapons of the Mercury corvette will last at sea ranges for several days,” RIA Novosti quotes a statement from the Ministry of Defense.
In October, the ship-based minesweeper group (KTG) of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy, consisting of the Pavel Khenov base minesweeper and the RT-57 raid minesweeper, conducted exercises in the Baltic Sea, during which it neutralized the “enemy” mines.