On the annual training plan March 19 Forces Pacific Fleet from the port of Vladivostok released another detachment of Pacific Fleet. Crews Pacific navymen will perform combat missions in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
The composition of the group entered the large anti-submarine ship «Admiral Panteleyev» large landing ship «Admiral Nevel», «Relight», «Oslyabya», an ocean lifeguard «Photius Krylov» and marine tanker «Pechenga».
This is the ninth consecutive detachment, directed to perform tasks for the protection of civilian shipping from piracy in the north-western Indian Ocean. In recent years, the presence of Russian naval ships in the region has become a habit.
Feature of the new long voyage was the inclusion in the squad large amphibious ships with marine units.
Combat service away from home to become «black berets» test of their readiness to perform tasks as intended in any part of the operating zone of the Pacific Fleet.