Marine units will accompany all Russian warships in each sortie from 2019. The strength of the counterterrorist teams will depend on the warship class. The frigate will have twenty marines armed with automatic rifles, machineguns, sniper rifles and grenade launchers. Marines will permanently protect the warships from terrorists and subversion teams, board and inspect suspicious vessels. They may also protect the warships in ports, the Izvestia daily writes. Read full news at this link...
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| Russian Marines during exercises (Picture source : Russian MoD) |
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