Large anti-submarine ship (BPK) «Admiral fleet Soviet Soyuz Gorshkov»NORTH6The Northern Fleet has begun exercises with the Arctic Expeditionary Group, it is planned to involve up to 30 ships, submarines and support vessels, including the carrier of the Zircon hypersonic missiles, the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, the press service of the fleet told reporters on Wednesday. The troops of the Northern Fleet have begun practicing practical actions as part of an exercise with the Arctic Expeditionary Group, which is conducted under the leadership of the commander of the Northern Fleet, Hero of Russia, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, and is taking place in accordance with the training plan for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for 2022,» the press service said. They clarified that it is planned to involve up to 1,200 personnel, about 140 units of military and special equipment, up to 20 aircraft, up to 30 ships, submarines and support vessels to participate in the exercises. The main practical actions will take place in the Barents Sea . They will involve the Admiral Gorshkov frigate (starting from 2020, repeated launches of Zirkon hypersonic missiles were carried out from its board as part of tests), the Severomorsk large anti-submarine ship, the Ivan Gren large landing ship, submarines, support vessels , as well as aircraft and helicopters of the Air Force and Air Defense Army of the Northern Fleet. In addition to sea ranges, a number of exercises will take place at coastal ranges in the Murmansk region. During the exercises, the level of training of the military command and control bodies of the fleet in resolving crisis situations in the Arctic ocean region and commanding forces and troops as part of tasks to ensure military security and maritime economic activity will be assessed. The coherence of tactical groups of ships and vessels, units of coastal troops will be checked in the course of joint training and combat missions in the Arctic, tactics and methods of conducting naval combat and combat operations in the Arctic region will be worked out. The military will also work out issues of protecting communications of the Northern Sea Route, protecting and defense of the garrisons of the Northern Fleet, will conduct exercises to counter imaginary terrorist groups, as well as to block and destroy them. doctrine
