China-Russia naval drill concludes

Chinese and Russian directors of joint naval drill announced its conclusion.

China-Russia naval drill concludes

The Chinese and Russian directors of a joint naval drill on Monday announced the successful conclusion of the seven-day initiative.

Alexander Fedotenkov, Russia director of the Joint Sea-2014 exercise and deputy commander of the Russian Navy, said the two sides completed the mission with high competence and gained rich joint command experiences, describing the action as a “pleasant collaboration.”

A total of 14 warships, two submarines, nine airplanes and six helicopters from both sides took part in the drill, which focused on escorts, search and rescue, identification, anti-submarine work and the freeing of hijacked ships, among other aspects.

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Source: china.org.cn