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The Russian Defense Ministry has completed the construction of six berths in Kaspiysk (Dagestan) for combat ships of the Caspian Flotilla, the military department told reporters on Tuesday.

Kaspiysk became the new base

The Russian Defense Ministry has completed the construction of six berths in Kaspiysk in Dagestan for combat ships of the Caspian Flotilla, the military department told reporters on Tuesday.

The newest diesel submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky of the Pacific Fleet launched a Kalibr cruise missile, a salvo was fired from an underwater position in the waters of the Sea of Japan. This was reported on Tuesday, December 21, in the information support department of the Pacific Fleet of the press service of the Eastern Military District.

The Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky submarine from the Sea of Japan hit a coastal target with a "Caliber"

The Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky submarine at a range of a thousand kilometers hit a target located on the shore with a Caliber missile from the Sea of Japan, RIA Novosti reports, referring to the press service of the Pacific Fleet (TOP). The agency published the corresponding video in Telegram.

The new Russian diesel submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky has launched a Kalibr cruise missile at a training coastal target in the waters of the Sea of Japan, the Pacific Fleet said on Tuesday.

In the Sea of Japan, the newest diesel submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky launched a Kalibr cruise missile from an underwater position. According to the information support department of the Pacific Fleet of the press service of the Eastern Military District, the missile successfully hit a coastal target.

The bases of the Ukrainian Navy near Ochakov (Black Sea) and Berdyansk (Sea of Azov) will appear in 2024. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the commander of the naval forces of Ukraine Alexey Neizhpapa.

On December 16, the ceremony of handing over the fourth and last patrol ship of the coastal zone LMS (Littoral Mission Ships) "Renkong" of the Keris class to the command of the Malaysian Navy took place at the Wuchuan Shipyard.

TASS: the main drawback of the Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate has been fixed

The recent use of the Russian anti-submarine complex "Answer", with which the frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" hit an underwater target in the Sea of Japan, had two significant nuances. They are revealed by TASS military columnist Dmitry Litovkin.

Repair and preparation for the museum of the submarine K-3 "Leninsky Komsomol" are being started at the Kronstadt Marine Plant. She was put in the dock. Mitrofanova, the press service of the United Shipbuilding Corporation reports.

The Russian-made Pantsir anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes, which are in service with the Syrian government forces, have shown high efficiency in defeating militant drones. Since the beginning of the campaign, they have destroyed more than 40 Turkish drones of various types.

The naval aviation of the Baltic Fleet performed scheduled flights. Fighter pilots have worked out the tactics of conducting air combat, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The crews performed a complex of training in the sky. Special attention was paid to piloting techniques at different altitudes.

The first serial nuclear icebreaker of the project 22220 "Siberia" returned to the berth of the Baltic Plant (part of the USC) after passing the final stage of the factory sea trials program.

Russian specialists have started testing the DXL-5 "Devastator" rifle. It can use two types of cartridges — NATO .50 BMG (12.7 by 99 millimeters) and Russian 12.7 by 108 millimeters. High accuracy and targeted firing range allow it to fight enemy snipers with its help.

The joint work of the T-34, T-90M and Armata was shown on video.

A video was posted online that allows you to see three iconic tanks for Russia together. These are the legendary T-34-85, the upgraded T-90M "Breakthrough" and the promising T-14 "Armata". The video was published by Uralvagonzavod on the occasion of its 80th anniversary.

Russian servicemen conducted training firing of barrel and rocket artillery at a training ground in the Volgograd region.

As reported in the Southern Military District, "during the field exercises, the servicemen fulfilled the standards for deploying guns and occupying firing positions, engineering equipment and camouflage, reconnaissance of targets and solving fire control tasks."

The Severnaya Verf plant in St. Petersburg officially announced that the hull of the corvette under construction for the Pacific Fleet was not damaged during the fire.

The Russian Federation will continue to pay increased attention to the development of the Armed Forces. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on December 21.

The submarines of Project 636.3, which include the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky cruiser, will play an important role in the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation, whose main task is to cover the deployment areas of nuclear submarines carrying intercontinental missiles. Military expert Dmitry Kornev told Izvestia about this on Tuesday, December 21.

We are talking about contracts for up to 10 years

Long-term contracts for the supply of weapons and equipment to the troops in 2021 amounted to 83%. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.