Pacific Fleet ships carry out artillery firing at surface and air targets as part of bilateral exercise of Pacific Fleet groupin

Pacific Fleet ships carry out artillery firing at surface and air targets as part of bilateral exercise of Pacific Fleet grouping of forces After deployment in the designated areas of the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk, Pacific Fleet ships began to perform combat exercises as part of a bilateral exercise. In order to protect themselves from uncrewed boats of a mock enemy, sailors practised organisation of camouflage with the help of smoke screens. Ka-27PS deck helicopters carried out reconnaissance and searched for mock enemy forces at sea. At the second stage, the ship groups engaged in naval combat with ships of the mock enemy, performing artillery firing at surface and air targets. Air defence systems launched attacks to defeat air attack means. Russian Defence Ministry Source: MoD Russia