The Northern Fleet said the frigate Vice Admiral Kulakov “practiced intercepting a simulated intruder” in the Arctic Ocean off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia. The exercise began on August 10 and there was no word on how long it would last.

Russian destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov takes part in exercises in the Barents Sea. Photo: thenationalnews.com

The Northern Fleet plans to conduct additional drills to "protect Russia's territorial waters and continental shelf in the Arctic, as well as ensure the safety of navigation and other types of Russian maritime economic activity in the Arctic region."

Russia has repeatedly scrambled fighter jets to intercept foreign aircraft approaching its borders. The Russian Defense Ministry said on August 23 that its MiG-29 fighter jets had intercepted a Norwegian aircraft approaching the Russian border over the Barents Sea. A similar incident had occurred on August 15, and Russia quickly scrambled MiG-29 fighter jets to intercept a Norwegian reconnaissance aircraft approaching its border.

VNA

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