Small missile ships (MRK) black sea fleet “Serpukhov” and “Green Vale”, equipped with complexes “Caliber”, will stay in Eastern Mediterranean until the end of September. On Wednesday, August 24, RIA Novosti reported military-diplomatic source.
According to the interlocutor of the Agency, such measures are required in connection with the situation in Syria. He added that the ships had to return to base in August, without specifying whether the extension of the campaign of MRK with the possible application of new strikes on militants.
August 19 “Serpukhov” and “Green Vale” fired three missiles “Caliber” on positions of grouping “Dzhabhat EN-Nusra” (banned in Russia) in Syria. The missile launch was made from the Eastern part of the Mediterranean sea. The result was a destroyed command post and base of the terrorists and a factory for the production of mortar ammunition and a large stock of weapons.
In mid-August in the Mediterranean sea began exercises naval strike group, consisting of small missile ships “Serpukhov” and “Green Vale”. It was noted that in cooperation with the ships of the permanent operative connection of the Navy of Russia they will fulfill a number of tasks, including perform artillery and missile fire in the “conditions close to combat.”
Cruise missiles 3M14 complex “Caliber” was first used in combat on 7 October 2015 in Syria. In July, the defense Ministry reported that the Russian Navy in the first half of 2016 received 47 new such missiles.
