Russia’s navy has initiated planned exercises involving a majority of its fleet in the Arctic, Pacific, Baltic, and Caspian seas, as per the defense ministry’s announcement on Tuesday.
Regarded as the world’s third most powerful navy by most military analysts, Russia boasts a substantial ballistic-missile nuclear submarine fleet.
The drills, encompassing 20,000 personnel and 300 ships, aim to assess the readiness and capabilities of the navy across all levels, the ministry confirmed.
These exercises will feature over 300 combat drills, including the practice of utilizing anti-aircraft missiles, artillery, anti-submarine weapons, and “passive interference,” it further added.
“Units and formations of the Russian Navy have commenced planned exercises in the operational zones of the Northern, Pacific, and Baltic Fleets, as well as within the area of responsibility of the Caspian Flotilla,” the ministry stated.
“The primary objective of the exercises is to evaluate the actions of the naval military authorities at all levels, as well as the preparedness of ship crews, naval aviation units, and coastal troops of the Russian navy to carry out assigned tasks.”
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Approximately 300 surface ships and boats, submarines, and support vessels, along with 50 aircraft and over 200 units of military and special equipment, will partake in the combat training, according to the ministry.
During the celebrations of Russian Navy Day on Sunday, President Vladimir Putin cautioned the United States that if longer-range missiles were deployed in Germany, Russia would position similar missiles within striking distance of the West.
Since initiating an invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has conducted numerous military exercises independently or in collaboration with other nations like China and South Africa.
Over the past two months, Russia has also undertaken a series of mobile nuclear missile launcher drills and exercises involving the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons. Furthermore, it has intensified military training with Belarus, which shares borders with both Russia and Ukraine, through a series of comprehensive drills.
