In the main base of the Baltic Fleet - Baltiysk, a detachment of ships - the corvette "Stoyky", the medium sea tanker "Kola" and the sea tug "Yakov Grebelsky" - were carried out on a long trip.
As reported in the information support department of the press service of the Baltic Fleet, the campaign is planned, its main task is to ensure the naval presence and demonstration of the St. Andrew's flag in various areas of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean.
"Stoyky" carries on board the ship's Ka-27 helicopter, the crew of which will conduct flight shifts in the waters of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, perform training in the search for submarines of a conditional enemy, detect surface targets and search and rescue operations.
The crew of the detachment includes marine units that have received special training. During the campaign, which will last about six months, the crew of the corvette will perform many different combat training tasks, including exercises on communications, anti-aircraft and anti-submarine defense, as well as resupply at sea in various ways.
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From the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea, the floating workshop "PM-82" of the Baltic Fleet, which set off from Baltiysk in early December. the crew of the pm-82 will have to ensure the technical readiness of ships and submarines of the russian navy compound performing tasks in this region for four months.
Over the past three years, the crew of the floating workshop has already conducted the fourth long-distance trip to the Mediterranean. On board the auxiliary vessel there is always an anti-terror group from the Baltic Fleet Marine corps unit.
Svetlana Pesotskaya (Kaliningrad)
