Saturday, January 22, 2022

Russia Announces Sweeping Naval Drills In The Next Few Months (Update)

© Vitaly Nevar/TASS

USNI News: Russian Navy Announces More Major Fleet Exercises as Drills End with China, Iran 

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The Russian Navy will conduct a series of exercises in the next few months with all of its fleet commands throughout their respective areas of operations, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday. 

Russian Navy Chief Admiral Nikolai Evmenov will oversee the effort, which is in accordance with the Russian Armed Forces’ 2022 training plan. 

The series of exercises is meant to work out how the Russian Navy and Russian Air Force protect Russian national interests in the world’s oceans, as well as how to counter military threats to Russia from the sea, according to the defense ministry’s news release.  

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Russia Announces Sweeping Naval Drills In The Next Few Months   

Russian Navy to hold exercises in all zones of responsibility Jan-Feb -- TASS  

Russia announces sweeping naval drills amid Ukraine tensions -- AP  

Russia to hold major navy drills involving all its fleets -- Reuters  

Russia Announces Deployment of Over 140 Warships, Some to Black Sea, After Biden Warning -- Newsweek  

Russia Announces Mass Naval Drills Involving 140 Vessels -- The Maritime Executive  

Russia to flex muscles with navy drills involving all its fleets -- Al Jazeera

2 comments:

RussInSoCal said...

The Chicom Winter Olympics start on the 4th of Feb.
Putin/Russia invaded Georgia during the 2008 Chicom Olympics.
Putin/Russia invaded / annexed Crimea immediately following the 2004 Sochi Winter Olympics. Like 3 days after.

I fully expect the Russian ground game in Ukraine to start in two weeks.


RussInSoCal said...

typo: 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics