The Caspian flotilla will for the first time get its own air unit in post-Soviet time. It will receive Mi-8 and Ka-27 helicopters by the end of 2021. It is done to reinforce the fleet in the Caspian Sea and create a new main base. The helicopters will make the formation exert strategic influence in the whole region, the Izvestia daily writes.
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| A Russian KA-27 Helix helicopter assigned to the Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov (DDG 572) flies near the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) while conducting operations in the Gulf of Aden, February 9, 2009 (Picture source: U.S. Navy/Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky) |
