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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Russian Black Sea Fleet to have fewer personnel, better weapons - defense ministry


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Russia's Black Sea Fleet will deploy fewer personnel but have better weaponry in the future, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Wednesday citing the defense minister.

"The defense minister said the number of Black Sea Fleet personnel ... would be fewer than the current 24,000," said head of the Federation Council's committee on defense and security Viktor Ozerov.

"We are certainly interested in new weaponry for the Black Sea Fleet," Ozerov cited Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov as saying at a meeting with lawmakers in the Russian parliament.

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