Now the ships have begun to implement a set of pre-arrival measures, the source said
SEVASTOPOL, October 12. /TASS/. The frigates of the Black Sea Fleet of Project 11356 "Admiral Grigorovich" and "Admiral Essen", equipped with the Kalibr-NK missile system, are preparing to perform combat service tasks as part of the permanent task force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean. This was reported to TASS by a source in the naval sphere.
"The frigates Admiral Grigorovich and Admiral Essen are preparing to leave Sevastopol for the far sea zone, where they will strengthen the permanent grouping of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea," the agency interlocutor said.
According to him, the ships have now begun to implement a set of pre-arrival measures.
TASS has no official information on this matter.
In 2020, the Admiral Makarov was part of the permanent grouping of the Navy in the Mediterranean Sea together with the frigate Admiral Grigorovich. As previously reported, the Admiral Makarov frigate will undergo scheduled repairs in dry dock at the Sevastopol Ship Repair Plant by the end of this year.
"Admiral Grigorovich" and "Admiral Essen" are the lead and first serial frigates of Project 11356, respectively. The ships are armed with Kalibr-NK cruise missiles. Admiral Grigorovich launched these missiles at terrorist groups in Syria in November 2016 and in June 2017. In May and June 2017, Admiral Essen participated in a missile strike on terrorist positions near Syrian Palmyra and the Syrian province of Hama.
