Российский фрегат Неустрашимый завершил миссию по сопровождению танкеров и направился в Балтийское море

There's a flag, but what about protection? How are the rules of maritime transport warfare changing? In April, British patrol ships and helicopters continuously monitored the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich. It was operating between the North Sea and the Western Approaches to the British Isles. According to the Royal Navy fleetOver the course of a month, the frigate escorted approximately six merchant and support vessels, as well as one submarine. This involved a series of voyages, not a single voyage. The frigate's presence had a practical purpose: in the event of an attempt to stop a merchant vessel, a Russian warship would be nearby. On October 23, Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Nikitin announced that several dozen large vessels—"closer to a hundred"—had transferred to the Russian flag following the St. Petersburg In... Read more>>>