Source: The Barents Observer
By Thomas Nilsen
The Russian navy vessels are currently sailing outside the west coast of Norway en route back north after participating the exercise Ocean Shield in the Baltic Sea.
“Four NOTAMs (Notice to Airmen) are announced for areas off the coast of Helgeland and Lofoten for the period August 14th to 17th,” says press spokesman with the operational headquarters of the Norwegian Armed Forces, Sigurd Tonning-Olsen, in a phone interview with the Barents Observer.
He says this is “unusually high activity” by the Russian navy.
The press service of the Northern Fleet informs that two tactical groups of navy ships are formed in the North Sea and they “will continue with planned combat training missions as they are crossing the sea.”
Missile cruiser “Marshal Ustinov”, the large anti-submarine ship “Severomorsk” and the rescue tug “SB-406” forms the first group, while the second consists of milti-purpose logistic support vessel “Elbrus”, the rescue tug “Nikolay Chiker” and the frigate “Admiral Gorskhov”.
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