The visit to the port of Manila, in the Philippines, by a group of ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet was concluded, under the command of the chief of the submarine forces Eduard Mikhailov.
According to the press office of the Eastern Military District for the Pacific Fleet, the Russian military ships had arrived in the port on 6 last January.
"Today a group of Pacific Fleet ships, including the missile cruiser Varyag, the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleyev and the tanker Boris Butoma, ended their call at the port of Manila (Philippines), where the January 6. During the visit, the command of the naval group met with representatives of the Philippine navy and the Russian ambassador to the Philippines".
During the stop of the ships in the port, the Russian military were engaged in a tour of the places of interest in the city.
The Pacific Fleet group of ships began its maritime campaign last October 2018st. The main purpose of the trip was the display of the Saint Andrew flag in the Asia-Pacific region and the subsequent development of naval cooperation with the Pacific countries. During this time, the sailors called at the ports of Sri Lanka, Japan, South Korea, Brunei, Singapore, China and India, as well as taking part in the Russian-Indian military exercise Indra-XNUMX.