According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the ships of the Baltic Fleet will conduct exercises, during which they will play a sea battle and conduct practice shooting.
Russia has sent ships equipped with Kalibr missiles to the Baltic Sea for exercises. This was reported on February 27 by the press service of the Western Military District of the RF Ministry of Defense.
“Missile ships and boats of the Baltic Naval Base of the Baltic Fleet went to sea to conduct exercises. Small missile ships Odintsovo, Zeleny Dol, Sovetsk, and the Dimitrovgrad missile boat take part in the maneuvers,” the press release says. release.
The ships of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation will play a naval battle. During the exercises, it is planned to work out artillery strikes against mock sea and air targets. Also, the exercise program involves working out the protection of ships and maneuvering to evade anti-ship missiles.
It is reported that each of the Project 21631 Buyan-M ships is equipped with vertical launchers for eight Kalibr missiles, as well as anti-aircraft guns and air defense systems. In particular, the Pantsir-M air defense missile system was installed on the Odintsovo small missile ship.
Recall that on February 27, the Operational Command “South” reported that there were 12 Russian ships in the Black Sea. The group includes two submarines, 8 carriers of Caliber missiles, as well as 3 landing ships.
On February 22, Belgium announced an investigation into the presence of a Russian ship in the North Sea. The ship was seen near wind farms, underwater gas and data cables and other critical infrastructure.
Earlier, on February 14, the head of the Joint Coordinating Press Center of the Southern Defense Forces, Natalya Gumenyuk, reported that the Russian military command had deployed its ship group in the Black Sea further away after news of the transfer of long-range weapons to Ukraine.
