Marshal Ustinov missile cruiser. © Lev Fedoseyev/TASS
TASS: Russia to hold Mediterranean drills involving 25 warships and 30 aircraft
Russia will hold drills in the Mediterranean Sea on September 1-8
MOSCOW, August 30. /TASS/. Russia will hold drills in the Mediterranean Sea on September 1-8 with the involvement of 25 warships and 30 aircraft, the Defense Ministry reported on Thursday.
"In accordance with the training plan of the Russian Armed Forces, large-scale drills of the grouping of forces (troops) of the Russian Navy and the Aerospace Force will be conducted on September 1-8, 2018 in the Mediterranean Sea under the direction of Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Korolyov," the ministry said.
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