- The training will take place in the period January 3-4 and 8-10 in the South-Eastern part of Rhodes and on January 11 to the south of Crete, a representative from the Hellenic National Defence General Staff told news agency RIA Novosti.
The exercises will take place in international waters, but the deck-based aircrafts will use parts of Greek air territory.
The aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov” leads a naval task force from the Northern Fleet on tour of duty in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. The task force also includes the missile destroyer “Admiral Levchenko” and two support ships. During the current tour, which started in December and will last for several months, the Russian warships will accomplish a number of assigned tasks, including joint drills with Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, as well visits to several ports in the Mediterranean.
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