The Russian naval maneuvers involve the missile cruisers Varyag and Marshal Ustinov, the frigates Fleet Admiral Kasatonov and Admiral Grigorovich, the large anti-submarine warfare ships Admiral Tributs and Vice-Admiral Kulakov and other warships
The Russian Navy’s chief reported to the defense minister that the Mediterranean drills involved over 15 combat ships of the Pacific, Northern and Black Sea Fleets
The crews of the missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov and the frigate Fleet Admiral Kasatonov hunted down the notional enemy’s submarines with the help of an anti-submarine warfare helicopter