10 Oct 2018 09:58

Group of Russian Pacific Fleet warships visiting South Korea

VLADIVOSTOK. Oct 10 (Interfax) - A group of Russian Pacific Fleet warships including the Varyag Guard missile carrying ship and the Admiral Panteleyev destroyer arrived in South Korea on Wednesday for a visit.

"The Russian ships dropped their anchors at the Jeju-do Naval Base on the Jeju Island," the fleet press service said in a statement.

The crews will pay courtesy visits to the South Korean military and civilian authorities. The Pacific Fleet ships will take part in the naval parade marking the 70th anniversary of the South Korean Navy.

The visit will end on October 15.