13 May 2013 17:14

Russia's inter-fleet naval task force to sail to Atlantic Ocean this summer

SEVASTOPOL. May 13 (Interfax-AVN) - An inter-fleet task force of the Black Sea, Baltic and Northern fleets will sail to the Atlantic Ocean in the summer, Russia's Deputy Naval Commander Vice Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov told the media.

"We are preparing for the summer training, which includes scheduled combat deployments in the Black and Mediterranean seas, and a training mission in the Atlantic ocean to be accomplished by Black Sea Fleet warships, led by its flagship, the missile cruiser Moskva, jointly with warships of the Baltic and Northern fleets," he said.