Russian ships back home

After more than four months, three Russian ships from the Baltic Fleet have returned to their home port of Baltiysk (Pillau). In addition to friends and relatives, the commander of the Baltic Fleet, Admiral Alexander Nosatov, awaited the soldiers there. "Valuable gifts" and honours are likely to have provided additional joy.
Next to the corvette Stojkijthe tanker Kola and the ocean-going tug Yakov Grebesky In recent months, the corvette and tanker have taken part in multinational manoeuvres in the Indian Ocean and visited ports in Iran, Oman and Sudan. In addition to AAW and ASW exercises, the crew of the Stojkij also the fight against terrorists. In the Stojkij is a corvette of the Steregushchi -class (project 20380).

Text: mb; Photo: MoD Russia