Russian, Turkish navies hold joint drills in Black Sea

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Publish Date: 16:16 - 05 April 2017
TEHRAN, April 5, YJC -Russia's Black Sea Fleet and Turkey's navy held joint exercises in the Black Sea, the fleet's spokesman Vyacheslav Trukhachev said Wednesday.
Russian, Turkish navies hold joint drills in Black Sea
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The Russian Admiral Grigorovich frigate equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles, as well as the Vice Admiral Zakharin sea thawler and the Raptor patrol vessel participated in the drill.
 
From the Turkish navy, the Barbaros fiegate and the Büyükada corvette participated in the joint exercises.
 
"As part of the drill, ships of the two countries practiced… exit from a naval base, joint maneuvering and communication, as well as repelling an attack of a small-sized high-speed target, an inspection operation, search for and rescue of a person in the water," Trukhachev told reporters.
 
The exercise was held on Wednesday after the visit of the Turkish ships to Novorossiysk, Sputnik reported.

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