The naval task force is made up of the missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov, the frigate Fleet Admiral Kasatonov, the large anti-submarine warfare ship Vice Admiral Kulakov and support vessels
"The training exercise was aimed at practicing the crews’ operations in the event of simultaneous threats both from the air and from the sea," the Fleet s statement says
The drills of combined-arms task forces, naval strike and amphibious assault groups in the Black Sea involve frigates, guard ships, missile corvettes and missile boats, amphibious assault ships, small anti-submarine warfare ships and minesweepers
Over 20 combat ships and vessels of the Russian Black Sea Fleet departed from their naval bases in Sevastopol and Novorossiysk for drills in the Black Sea waters, the Fleet’s press office reported on Wednesday. "The drills o