The commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Vice Admiral Viktor Sokolov, said that this year the combat power of the Black Sea Fleet will be replenished with three small missile carriers (RTO) Karakurt and a patrol ship. He said this in an interview “Red Star”.
“In 2023, it is planned to take into the fleet a new patrol ship, as well as the latest three RTOs of the Karakurt series, armed with high-precision missile weapons,” he said.
It is noted that RTOs are armed with high-precision Caliber cruise missiles.
Earlier, Sokolov stated that the ships of the Black Sea Fleet armed with Kalibr sea-based missiles were engaged from the very beginning of the Russian special military operation. applied More than 180 attacks on the objects of Ukrainian troops.
March 4 Press Service of the Russian Baltic Fleet knowledgeable About the start of exercises in the Baltic Sea of small missile carriers equipped with caliber missiles. The ships of the Karakurt project – Odintsovo and Sovetsk, as well as the small rocket ship Zeleny Dol and the Dimitrovgrad missile boat of the Buyan-M project participated in the training.
In October last year, project 22800 Karakurt small missile carrier, carrier of Caliber and Onyx cruise missiles, appeared For factory sea trials in the Baltic Sea.