Russian Pacific Fleet training in Philippine Sea

• A detachment of Russia’s Pacific Fleet has entered the Philippine Sea and is engaging in anti-aircraft training and a search for mock enemy submarines.
• Part of the training is also getting to know the crews of naval aircraft from the Pacific Fleet, Russian media report.

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia: As per the fleet’s press service on Friday, a detachment of Russian Pacific Fleet has entered the Philippine Sea and is engaging in anti-aircraft training as well as a search for mock enemy submarines.

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Included in this planned combat training of the Pacific Fleet are the command ship Marshal Krylov, the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, the corvettes, and the big anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleev.

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