The grouping of Combined Arms Forces has been deployed in the Barents Sea in the course of the exercise held at the Northern Fleet, says press center of RF Defence Ministry.
The core of the naval strike group consists of the nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy and the destroyer Admiral Ushakov.
The grouping also includes the small-sized missile ships Rassvet and Iceberg as well as a naval search-and-strike group consisting of the small-sized ASW ships Yunga and Brest.
The grouping of Combined Arms Forces is reinforced by submarines and coastal missile artillery represented by Bastion missile complexes of the Coastal Missile Brigade of the Kola flotilla of the Northern Fleet all-arms forces.
The exercise started on Tuesday, September 20. Its different stages will involve 12 warships, nuclear and diesel submarines, about 10 auxiliary vessels. The aviation of the Air Force and Air Defence Army of the Northern Fleet is to perform about 20 sorties which will involve different kinds of aircraft.