The Russian navy has begun holding military drills in the Pacific and Arctic oceans and the Baltic and Caspian seas, according to Moscow’s defense ministry.
In a July 23 statement, the ministry said the five-day exercises—dubbed “July Storm”—were meant to test the navy’s readiness to “perform nonconventional operational tasks, [and the] deployment of long-range precision weaponry, unmanned systems … and armored hardware.”
According to the statement, which was posted on the ministry’s Telegram channel, the drills involve more than 150 ships, 120 aircraft, 10 coastal missile defense systems, 950 units of military hardware, and more than 15,000 military personnel.
During the exercises, naval vessels will “deploy in combat employment areas, engage in anti-ship actions, [and] defend bases of operations and economic activity,” the statement reads….
3 Russian Naval Fleets Conduct Wide-Ranging Drills in Pacific, Arctic Oceans
