Russia deploys 140 warships after receiving warning from Biden

MOSCOW – Russia will deploy more than 140 warships and supplies, more than 60 aircraft, 1,000 military equipment and 10,000 military soldiers to take part in a series of military exercises.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced Thursday that the Russian Navy will hold a series of exercises in all the zones for which it is responsible in January-February.

“In accordance with the training plan of the Russian armed forces in 2022, a series of naval exercises will be held in January-February in all zones of responsibility of the fleet under the general guidance of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolay Yevmenov. quoted from TASS, Friday (21/1/2022).

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According to the Russian Ministry of Defense the main objective of the exercise is to let the Navy and Air Force practice operations to protect Russia’s national interests in the World Ocean and also to counter military threats from the sea.

“The exercise will cover the ocean sweeping Russia as well as the very important World Ocean region. There will be several exercises in the Mediterranean Sea and the North Sea as well as the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, in the Northeast Atlantic and in the Pacific,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Furthermore, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that on January 18-22, 2022 together with China and Iran, Russia will hold a joint naval exercise CHIRU-2Q22 in the Gulf of Oman.

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