The Russian Navy has begun conducting a large-scale strategic command and staff exercise, Okean-2024, which will last until September 16. The military exercises will be held in the Pacific Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Baltic Sea. All Russian fleets, including the Caspian Flotilla, will take part in the exercises. Ships of the Chinese Navy will also participate in the exercises with the Russian fleet in the Pacific Ocean. Four warships and a supply vessel are participating from the People's Liberation Army Navy of China. Ships of the Russian and Chinese Navy met in the waters of the northern part of Peter the Great Bay. The exercise will be conducted in a bilateral format, and Admiral Alexander Moiseyev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, will lead the exercise. Task forces of military command bodies and military contingents from foreign partner states of the Russian Federation have also been invited to participate in the exercise. All weapons will be used, including hypersonic missiles.
The exercises involve more than 400 warships, submarines and auxiliary fleet support vessels. More than 120 naval aircraft and helicopters, about 7,000 units of weapons, military and special equipment, as well as more than 90,000 personnel. The tasks of the Ocean-2024 exercises include checking the readiness of the commanders of the Navy formations and units to lead units, solve non-standard tasks, and comprehensively use high-precision weapons and modern equipment. In addition, the command will have to expand interaction with the fleets of partner countries for joint work.
