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Navy shooting in the borderland

Landing ship Georgy Pobedonosets is one of the vessels currently training by the Rybachii peninsula.

Three large landing ships from the Northern Fleet are conducting shooting exersises at the Rybachii Peninsula, just few kilometers from the Norwegian border.

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The ”Kondopoga”, a large amphibious vessel, has the last days conducted shooting exercises at targets at the peninsula. The drills also include landing of personnel and training in the area, the Northern Fleet informs. Also shooting on air targets have been conducted and a Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft has been assisting the ship. The weapon system used is the 57 mm AK-725 artillery complex, Mil.ru reports.

The ”Kondopoga” will soon be joint also by the ”Georgy Pebedonosets” and the ”Olenegorsky Gornyak”, two other landing crafts.

The Rybachii Peninsula is located about 30 km from the land border between Russia and Norway. As previously reported, the Russian Northern Fleet had major exercises in the Rybachii also in 2013. Then, also missile-artillery units were applied.