The warships of the Northern Fleet “Pyotr Veliky” and “Admiral Ushakov”, together with aviation, worked out the search for and destruction of submarines of a mock enemy in the Barents Sea as part of the exercises. This was reported by the press service of the fleet.
“As part of the exercise taking place in the Northern Fleet with a grouping of diverse strike forces, the heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky and the destroyer Admiral Ushakov as part of the detachment worked out the tasks of searching for submarines of a mock enemy in the Barents Sea,” the message says.
The press service clarified that the ships worked out training tasks together with Il-38 aircraft and Ka-27 helicopters of the Air Force and Air Defense Association of the Northern Fleet.
Also, as part of the exercises, practical anti-aircraft missile firing was carried out, which the crews of the Peter the Great and the destroyer Admiral Ushakov performed at target missiles, successfully hitting them.
Planned exercises with a grouping of diverse strike forces to resolve crisis situations in the Arctic started in the Northern Fleet on August 17.
They involve more than 10 surface ships and submarines, as well as aviation and air defense units of the 45th Air Force and Air Defense Army.
In July, the Northern Fleet also held exercises in which small anti-submarine ships of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation “Junga” and “Brest” took part. It was reported that during the exercises, the sailors practice the elements of joint maneuvering of ships and conduct damage control exercises while the ship is moving. It was clarified that ships of this class are designed to protect the water area and fight submarines in the near sea zone.
