Northern Fleet ships are conducting exercises in the Atlantic Ocean. This has been reported Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“A heterogeneous tactical naval strike group of the Northern Fleet began conducting exercises on the use of high-precision missile weapons in the Atlantic Ocean,” the report said.
The ministry announced that the group includes the Project 885M nuclear-powered missile cruiser Kazan and the frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov. They perform long-distance missions.
Sailors practice the use of high-precision missile weapons against naval targets located at a distance of more than 600 km.
Before that, the small rocket ship “Stavropol” with “Caliber” missiles on board, will be part Baltic Fleet. Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Alexander Moiseev spoke about this.
Previously “Admiral Gorshkov” defended Ships of the Northern Fleet from the “attack” of a false enemy.