On 5 October 2018, the large anti-submarine ship of the Northern Fleet Severomorsk, performing the long-distance mission in the Indian Ocean, arrived in the port of Victoria of the Republic of Seychelles, says press center of RF Defence Ministry.
The visit will last several days. Russian seamen will replenish food supplies and fresh water, and tour the sights of Victoria harbour.
During the stay of the ship in the port, representatives of the Russian embassy and residents of Seyshel will visit the ship.
It is not the first time as the ASW ship crew visits the port of Victoria. His last call was at the beginning of 2017 during a long-distance cruise around the African continent after performing combat missions as part of the aircraft carrier group in the Mediterranean Sea off Syrian coast.