The Russian missile frigate has arrived at the port of Oran together with the medium sea tanker Akademik Pashin.
The multipurpose missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov has made a business call at the port of Oran in Algeria, the press office of Russia’s Northern Fleet reported on Friday.
“Today a Northern Fleet naval group led by the frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov accomplishing long-distance deployment missions has made a business call at the port of Oran of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria,” the press office said in a statement.
The Russian missile frigate has arrived at the port of Oran together with the medium sea tanker Akademik Pashin. The visit by Russian naval sailors will last several days, the press office said.
Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on July 24 that the Northern Fleet’s naval group led by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov had transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea. As the ministry specified, the frigate Admiral Gorshkov will carry out a number of military-diplomatic missions in the Mediterranean Sea and practice interoperability with other Russian ships. Business calls at the ports of Mediterranean countries are also scheduled, it said.
