Russian Navy has been very active recently, but why? The Northern Fleet has dispatched a fleet, leaving the port of Severomorsk for an Arctic voyage, including the following vessels:
1155 class large anti-submarine ship "Severomorsk"
775 class landing ship "Alexander Otrakhovskiy"
1452 class maritime rescue tug "Pamir" ship 1559B class supply ship "Sergey Osipov" ship
Additionally, previously, the Russian Navy conducted a large-scale joint exercise called "July Storm," which was carried out simultaneously in the Pacific, Arctic, Barents Sea, Baltic Sea, and Caspian Sea. The Russian Navy mobilized over 150 surface ships, submarines, support ships, as well as 120 fighter jets, bombers, maritime patrol aircraft, and reconnaissance aircraft, along with 10 sets of shore-based missile systems. A total of 15,000 troops were involved.
The joint exercises and long-distance voyages reflect Russia's strength. After all, it is still at war, and the Ukraine conflict has consumed a lot of resources. Yet, maintaining an overseas presence is no small feat. However, more importantly, its neighboring Eastern power has always provided strategic support, especially ensuring the security of the eastern direction of Russia, greatly weakening the threats from the US 3rd and 7th Fleets, as well as the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, to regions such as Kamchatka, Okhotsk Sea, and the Southern Kuril Islands.
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