“Admiral Kuznetsov” has been on a tour of duty since December 5th 2008. The aircraft carrier has secured Russian presence in strategically important parts of the World’s oceans and conducted visits to ports in Turkey and Syria.
The anti-submarine destroyer “Admiral Chabanenko” left Severomorsk September 22th 2008. It has toured the Middle Sea, the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and visited several ports. It became the first Russian naval vessel in modern times to go through the Panama Canal. In Venezuela “Admiral Chabanenko” took part in the Russian- Venezuelan exercises Venrus-2008.
The two vessels rendezvoused in January and headed for Severomorsk, B-port.com reports.
See video of the vessels in their home base today at Zvezda News
