Kasimov small anti-submarine ship, Yeisk small anti-submarine ship, Admiral Makarov frigate and Rostov- on the Don». File photoSIMFEROPOL, Jan 31Detachments of warships of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) returned to the permanent bases of the Crimean and Novorossiysk naval bases of the fleet after conducting exercises in the Black Sea, said on Monday the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet, Captain Second Rank Alexei Rulev. Over 20 ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet 26 January went to the Black Sea for exercises. Earlier, the ships of the Northern and Baltic Fleets took part in the exercise.A detachment of Sevflot ships worked out the search for a submarine during the exercises «In the sea combat training ranges, the crews of the ships as part of heterogeneous and homogeneous tactical groups completed combat training tasks for conducting naval combat, conducted artillery firing at targets simulating ships and means of air attack of a mock enemy,» — said Rulev. The crews of the ships carried out training in communications, damage control, anti-aircraft, anti-submarine, anti-sabotage defense while moored on an unequipped roadstead, as well as on a sea crossing. After scheduled maintenance and replenishment of material reserves, the crews of the ships of the Black Sea Fleet will continue to carry out tasks as intended, the message says. In the completed planned exercises of the Black Sea Fleet, more than 20 warships of various classes were involved in the composition of heterogeneous groups, ship strike groups and landing ship detachments: frigates, patrol ships, small missile ships and missile boats, landing ships, small anti-submarine ships, and mine defense ships. outside the exclusive zone of Ireland
