Russian Navy launches Caspian Sea drills

Russia’s Navy has launched drills involving 20 warships in the Caspian Sea, the Defense Ministry announced.

Video published by the Defense Ministry shows the ships from the Caspian Fleet departing from their base in Makhachkala in the republic of Dagestan.

In addition to 20 warships, the drills will involve several small missile and small artillery ships as well as minesweepers and support vessels, the southern military district said in a statement published on the Defense Ministry website.