Russian frigate due home after anti-piracy duty off Somalia

The Russian missile frigate Neustrashimy, which took part in the anti-pirate operations in the Gulf of Aden, will return to its home port of Baltiysk on Saturday, a regional spokesman said on Friday.

The Pacific Fleet's Admiral Vinogradov destroyer replaced the Baltic Fleet frigate in the Gulf of Aden in January and is now escorting civilian vessels through areas where Somali pirates are active.

The Neustrashimy will be met in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad by Governor Georgy Boos, Baltic Fleet Commander Viktor Mardusin and government officials from Moscow and St. Petersburg.

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