Naval warships of the main large tonnage categories are engaged in the training, which is being held in the Kronstadt raid waters, says press center of RF Defence Ministry. The Marshal Ustinov missile cruiser, Vice-Admiral Kulakov large antisubmarine ship, Ivan Gren and Alexander Shabalin major landing ships are among them.
Moreover, diesel-electric submarines, frigates, corvettes and antisubmarine warships are practicing cooperation in parade formation. More than 15 warships are engaged in the event.
The Russian Navy and the Baltic Fleet Command is inspecting organizing the communication between ships and with coastal command posts of the Leningrad naval base in Kronstadt during the exercise.
Several preliminary trainings on maneuvering were held earlier in the Eastern part of the Gulf of Finland in the open water.