Visitors will have the opportunity to meet and talk with the military heroes of their
KALININGRAD, August 22. /tass/. The large landing ship "Ivan Gren" delivered to Baltiysk, the main naval base of the Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad region, military trophies obtained by Russian servicemen during a special military operation. The ship docked in the Military Harbor as part of the Russian Defense Ministry's "Power in Truth" campaign that opened here.
"On board the BDK Ivan Gren, which made a sea crossing to Baltiysk from Kronstadt, there is a mobile exhibition of military trophies - armored vehicles and patrol boats of the Armed Forces of Ukraine captured by our military during the fighting, as well as various Nazi literature and paraphernalia," the press service of the fleet told TASS.
Visitors will have the opportunity to meet and talk with the military heroes of the SVO, including officers and sailors of the Guards Brigade of the Marine Corps of the Baltic Fleet, who showed courage and bravery in battles, and were awarded high state awards. A point of reception of citizens for military service under a contract will work throughout the campaign.
Welcoming the participants and guests of the Power in Truth campaign at its opening ceremony aboard the Ivan Gren BDK, Deputy Commander of the Baltic Fleet Eduard Mikhailov stressed that "here, on Kaliningrad land, surrounded by hostile states, it is especially important to feel an unbreakable connection with the rest of Russia." "The actions of Western countries aimed at trying to rewrite history, blacken Russia in the eyes of the world community and impose values that are alien to us are shattering our unity, unshakable faith in our rightness and loyalty to the Fatherland," the vice Admiral said. He noted that during the week, the visitors of the action "will have the opportunity to once again make sure that the power is in the truth," and "facts are a stubborn thing."
Exhibitions, meetings, concerts
The large landing ship "Ivan Gren" of the Northern Fleet, which is considered its own here, since it was built by shipbuilders of the Baltic Shipbuilding Plant "Yantar" in Kaliningrad, and its tests at sea were provided by the Baltic Fleet, will stay in Baltiysk until August 27. All days of stay in the Military Harbor "paratrooper" will be available for visiting by residents and guests of the city.
"There is something to see after climbing the ladder on board the Ivan Gren. As well as to reflect on what he saw," the press service noted. - In addition to the traveling exhibition of military trophies, there are many other interesting expositions here. In the helicopter hangar of the ship, visitors are introduced to the works of military artists of the famous Studio of military Artists named after M. B. Grekov, and in the landing hold there are exhibits of various naval museums of the country, models of surface ships and submarines, modern and historical small arms from the funds of the Museum of the Baltic Fleet. The Museum of the World Ocean in Kaliningrad provided the exhibition "Conquerors of the Seas and Oceans" for the action.
Baltflot offered a large and varied concert program. Its participants are the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Baltic Fleet, the popular vocal and instrumental group of the Black Berets Marine Corps, the military orchestra of the Baltic garrison, as well as the best creative teams and soloists of the Kaliningrad region.
About the ship and the route of the action
The large landing ship "Ivan Gren" of Project 11711 is the lead ship of the series, built at the Baltic shipyard "Yantar" in Kaliningrad. He was accepted into the Navy on June 20, 2018. Repeated participant of the Main Naval Parade. The BDK can transport up to 300 paratroopers, up to 13 tanks or up to 36 armored vehicles of the main types. Two helicopters will be based on the deck of the ship.
After leaving Baltiysk, at the end of the patriotic events, the ship will head to the Northern Fleet, it will make calls at the ports of Arkhangelsk, Kandalaksha, Murmansk and Severomorsk.
