Joint exercise of Kazakh and Russian navy sailors takes place in the Caspian Sea

A joint exercise of the Naval Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Caspian Flotilla of the Russian Navy is taking place in the Caspian Sea.

The topic of the exercise is the protection of objects of economic activity in the northern part of the Caspian Sea.

The Armed Forces of Kazakhstan are represented by the operational command group of the Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Forces, a subdivision of the naval base, the crews of the missile and artillery ships "Oral" and "Mangystau", the hydrographic vessel "Zhaiyk". In addition, frontline aircraft and army aviation helicopters are involved.

The commander-in-chief of the Naval Forces of Kazakhstan, Rear Admiral Saken Bekzhanov, is in charge of the joint exercise.

During the exercise, the naval sailors of the two countries will have to perform combat training tasks at the Caspian Sea ranges located in the waters of Kazakhstan and Russia.

In particular, tasks for the protection and defense of objects of economic activity will be worked out, new forms and methods of warfare will be studied. The crews of the ships will carry out a set of measures to repel an attack of a conditional air enemy, artillery fire at air and sea targets, and also work out the tasks of providing assistance to a conditionally in distress ship.