MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Pacific Fleet has begun a command and staff exercise in the country's northeast to protect and defend sea communications in the northern part of the Pacific Ocean, the coast of the Kamchatka and Chukotka territories, and the island zone, the fleet's press service said on Friday.
"The Pacific Fleet has begun a command and staff exercise with the joint command of troops and forces in northeastern Russia to protect and defend the sea communications of the northern part of the Pacific Ocean and the coast of the Kamchatka and Chukotka regions, as well as the island zone. The exercise is being conducted in accordance with the Navy's training plan under the leadership of the Pacific Fleet Commander-in-Chief Admiral Viktor Liina," the fleet said in a statement.