Russian Defense Ministry statement on joint exercises with Iran and China.
Russia’s Defense Ministry on Friday announced a joint exercise with Iran and China in the North Indian Ocean.
According to the Interfax news website, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that 14 Russian warships and aid ships from three different fleets are participating in the joint exercise.
The statement said the Varyag missile cruiser, the Admiral Tribyots anti-submarine warship and the Boris Batuma tanker from the Russian Pacific Fleet were present at the exercise.
The Russian Defense Ministry added that during the exercise, which is aimed at combating piracy and conducting rescue operations, “Russian warships and the Iranian and Chinese navies, artillery attacks against naval targets, joint tactical maneuvers and search operations.” “And they did the rescue.”
The statement added that during a joint Russian-Iranian-Chinese exercise, the rescue and rescue operation of a ship seized by pirates was also successfully practiced.
The Russian Defense Ministry wrote that after the exercise, the Pacific Fleet will continue its activities, which include entering the Mediterranean Sea. The fleet will join another exercise in the Mediterranean, the Northern Fleet and the Russian Baltic Fleet.
The 2022 Maritime Security Belt Combined Exercise with the presence of surface and flight units of the Navy of the Army, IRGC and naval units of China and Russia with the slogan “Together for Peace and Security” in an area of 17,000 square kilometers, this morning.
