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Pacific F leet February 16 Tarantul class missile boat R-14 held training exercises in the Peter the Great Bay as part of its K-2 training course. The vessel held navigation, naval gunnery, air defense, and surface warfare exercises, the latter involving simulated launches of the Moskit anti-ship missiles link . February 18 Grisha class anti-submarine corvette MPK-82 held anti-submarine and mine laying exercises in the Avacha Bay near Kamchatka. The exercises were part of the vessels K-2 training course link . February 19 Two Tu-142MZ maritime patrol aircraft flew a training mission over the Sea of Okhotsk where they practiced flying anti-submarine patrols and operations link . Out of Area Deployments February 16 Steregushchy class corvettes Sovershenny and Rezky, together with the fleet oiler Pechenga, were observed passing the islands of Yonaguni and Iriomote. All three vessels where on a southern course, entering the Pacific Ocean east of Taiwan link . February 17 Steregush...

February 13 Steregushchy class corvettes Sovershenny and Rezky, together with the fleet oiler Pechenga, departed Vladivostok for a long range deployments. Whilst in the Peter the Great Bay, the vessels held a series of combat drills including air defense, repelling a simulated USV attack, and anti-submarine warfare supported by Ka-27 helicopters  link . February 14 Steregushchy class corvettes Sovershenny and Rezky, together with the fleet oiler Pechenga, reportedly passed through the Strait of Tsushima on a southwestern course  link . February 16 Steregushchy class corvettes Sovershenny and Rezky, together with the fleet oiler Pechenga, were observed passing the islands of Yonaguni and Iriomote. All three vessels where on a southern course, entering the Pacific Ocean east of Taiwan  link .

Overview Northern Fleet February 09 Gorshkov class frigate Admiral Kasatonov is engaged in its K-2 training course in the Barents Sea. The frigate held several combat drills including naval gunnery against coastal targets, firing the Palash anti-aircraft system against naval targets, and air defense drills link . Gorshkov class frigate Admiral Gorshkov was visually observed near Severomorsk link . Baltic Fleet February 10 Bal coastal missile defense batteries were deployed as part of regular exercise with the crews setting up the launchers and performing electronic launches link . February 15 Su-30SM and Su-30SM2 aircraft took part in night time refueling exercises from an Il-78 tanker aircraft. Around 10 aircraft took part in the exercise link . Pacific Fleet February 13 Submarine rescue vessel Igor Belousov and deep see submersible AS-40 held a submarine rescue exercise in the Peter the Great Bay, near Vladivostok link .  Two Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft trained above Avac...

Overview Northern Fleet February 02 Grisha class corvette Snezhnogorsk held several combat exercises as part of her K-2 training course. The exercises took place in the Barents Sea and involved air defense exercises against UAVs and naval gunnery against maritime and coastal targets link . February 06 Gorshkov class frigate Admiral Kasatonov is reported at Severomorsk link . Baltic Fleet February 02 Buyan-M class corvette Stavropol held gunnery exercises with her 100mm and 30mm naval guns. The gunnery exercises involved firing at a metal shield simulating conventional warships as well as exercises focused on repelling USV attacks link . February 08 The following vessels were visually observed at the naval base in Kronstadt: an Improved-Kilo class submarine (presumed to be the Novorossiysk), Parchim class corvette RFS Kazanets, and a Buyan-M class corvette (presumed to be the Naro-Fominsk) link . Pacific Fleet February 07 Steregushchy class corvette Gremyashchy arrived in the naval base...