By Elena Teslova
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian and Turkish naval forces held a joint maneuver in the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported Friday.
Russian patrol ship “Vasily Bykov ” and sea trawler “Valentin Pikul “, and Turkish navy corvette “Burgazada ” and minesweeper “Akcay ” took part in the drill conducted near the port of Novorossiysk, the ministry said in a statement.
The statement said the two countries' forces worked together to simulate safe navigation of vessels out of a naval minefield.
The drill was part of Turkey's national naval war games “Blue Motherland-2019 “.