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The Ministry of defence continues to work out the transfer of the warships from the Baltic to the Northern fleet on inland waterways. This time, the White sea has been MRK Mytischi project 22800 "Karakurt" of the Baltic fleet.
Last year, the Ministry of defense rather actively practiced the movement of ships from one fleet to another, it is for inland waterways. Military worked the transfer of small missile ships of the Caspian sea to the Baltic, from the Baltic to the White sea, Black sea, White etc. In the experiments, participated patrol ships of project 22160, MRK "Buyan-M" RTO "Karakurt", ie warships small displacement, able to pass through the gateways of the white sea-Baltic canal and the river.
Last to the Northern fleet was transferred MRK "Sovetsk", the second "Karakurt" after "Mytishchi", joined battle of the Baltic fleet in 2019. This year to hold exercises with the transfer of the ships were not reported, apparently MRK Mytischi was the first who visited the White sea. According to "Izvestia", citing the military, the ship made the crossing of the Neva river, lake Ladoga and the white sea-Baltic canal, and then arrived in the White sea. The crew there MRK conducted a missile firing, and then went back.
The defense Ministry stressed that the exercises of this kind confirm the possibility of transport by inland waterways, if necessary, IRAS project 22800 "Karakurt" for a missile attack or perform any other task. This eliminates options for inter-fleet navigation through the Danish Straits and the North sea in full view of the intelligence of all the NATO countries. In Soviet times, the command of the Navy of the USSR repeatedly practiced the movement of ships from the Navy to the fleet through the country, were involved even submarines.
