The ships of the Caspian fleet went to sea to conduct exercises

Ship group caspian flotilla (cfl) came from point-based "Creek gold" in astrakhan and started to perform tasks within the scoring tactical exercises, interfax-avn, the press service of the Southern district. To fulfill the tasks of combat training began 10 crews of surface ships and boats of the flotilla from the composition of the guards brigade of the ships of protection of water area of kfl. Including small artillery ship (iac) "Astrakhan", "Volgodonsk" and "Makhachkala", base minesweeper "Magomet gadzhiev", inshore minesweepers and small artillery boat project 1204 "Shmel", said in a release. It is reported that "At the initial stage of the exercise the crews of the ships will perform elements of maritime training, in particular, moving about 200 kilometers along the volga-caspian sea shipping channel, they will practice the skills of navigation in narrow waters and making maneuvers in the conditions of intensive shipping". Then a group of ships go out to sea, where it is specially designed for the firings of sea polygons and will begin the implementation of martial exercise. "Crews iac "Astrakhan", "Volgodonsk" and "Makhachkala", artillery boat will hold naval exercises in the conduct of naval warfare troops craft, which will practice military exercises in shooting of shipboard artillery systems and complexes of the ship's shields, simulating a detachment of ships of the conventional enemy," – said the press service. Also gunners, "Using data parameters of probing stations and complexes would conduct joint artillery firing simulator for air targets and land targets invisible". In turn, "Crews basic minesweeper "Magomet gadzhiev", and inshore minesweepers will perform combat training tasks in the formulation of minefields, reconnaissance and search min contact and non-contact trawls in a variety of ways-trawling," he added in the county. The drills will last until august 26.