Istanbul. February 13. INTERFAX - The Rostov-on-Don submarine, which is the carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles, passed through the Bosphorus from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea on Sunday, follows from the data of the Anadolu agency and Istanbul information sites publishing photos of its passage through the strait.
While passing on the surface through the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus, the submarine of the Black Sea Fleet was accompanied by boats of the Turkish Coast Guard.
On February 10, the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) of the Russian Federation reported that a detachment of six large amphibious assault ships (BDK) of the Northern and Baltic Fleets of Russia completed the transition from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea and arrived in Sevastopol.
On Saturday, exercises involving more than 30 Russian warships began in the Black Sea. Aviation and coastal troops are involved in the maneuvers, the defense of the Crimea is being worked out.
On January 20, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the beginning of a series of maneuvers of the Navy with the participation of more than 140 ships and vessels, over 10 thousand military. The exercises under the general leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Nikolai Evmenov are taking place in the waters of the seas adjacent to the Russian territory, as well as in operationally important areas of the World Ocean, the military said. Separate exercises are conducted in the waters of the Mediterranean, Northern, Okhotsk Seas, in the northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean and in the Pacific Ocean.