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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Russian task force goes on mission in Atlantic, Mediterranean

Admiral Nikolai KuznetsovA Russian naval task force from the Northern Fleet has left its base in Severomorsk on a training mission in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, a fleet’s spokesman Capt. 1st Rank Vadim Serga said.

The task force, led by Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, also includes Udaloy II class destroyer Admiral Chabanenko, rescue tugboat Nikolai Chiker, and three tankers.

“The goal of the mission is to maintain Russia's naval presence in vital maritime zones around the world,” Serga told reporters on Tuesday.

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