According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS on December 17, 2020, Russian Navy Project 12700 Alexandrit-class mine countermeasures (MCM) vessel ‘Yakov Balyayev’ conducted the first live-firing during the final stage of its sea and state trials, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported on December 17, 2020. Read full Naval News at this link ...
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| Russian Navy Project 12700 Alexandrit-class mine countermeasures (MCM) vessel ‘Yakov Balyayev’. (Picture source militaryleak website) |
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