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22.01.2024 (15:00)

Pacific Fleet flagship destroyer Varyag and fregate Marshal Shaposhnikov set out to sea to perform tasks

The Pacific Fleet flagship Guards Order of Nakhimov destroyer Varyag and the fregate Marshal Shaposhnikov left Vladivostok to perform tasks at sea.

On leaving the main fleet base, the ships practised emergency preparations for battle and campaign and moved to the designated area.

In Peter the Great Bay, the ships took on board the Pacific Fleet Naval Aviation Ka-27 helicopters in anti-submarine and search and rescue variants. The helicopter crews flew from their home airfield in Primorsky Krai, during which they practised the tasks of a training flight.

The Pacific Fleet ship detachment will perform a set of tasks, including in Asia-Pacific region, and visit foreign ports as part of business calls.