A detachment of ships from the Black Sea Fleet has been dispatched to the Egyptian port of Alexandria to participate in joint naval exercises with Egypt, reports RIA Novosti .
The official call of Russian ships in the port of Egypt will take place on December 3 … Russian Navy Ship Detachment includes frigate Admiral Grigorovich, patrol vessel Dmitry Rogachev and the SB-742 rescue tug.
The maneuvers will last from December 3 to 10 in the eastern Mediterranean. Ships from the Russian Federation and Egypt will perform the tasks of repelling attacks on naval targets, inspecting suspicious ships and organizing air defense.
Previously, it was reported that Russia had deployed the Bastion missile system; on the Kuril Island of Matua. It is a self-contained military town with facilities for year-round service and residence.