Russian warships conduct exercises in Caspian Sea

Russia's Caspian Navy has conducted exercises over destroying the conventional enemy by a naval strike group in the Caspian Basin to test the combat readiness of troops, said the press service of the Southern Military District.

The group was supported by planes of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the district.

More than 20 warships took part in the exercises, including the Astrakhan gunnery ship, Grad Sviyazhsk, Uglich and Veliky Ustyug small missile and artillery ships, supply boats, Su-30 SM and Su-34 aircraft.