Russia’s Northern Fleet announced yesterday that the frigate Admiral Gorshkov has completed preparations for active duty. “The Northern Fleet’s frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov under the command of Captain 1st Rank Igor Krokhmal completed preparations for a long-distance cruise. The final stage of the preparations was exercised during a control sortie to the Northern Fleet’s combat testing grounds in the Barents Sea during which the ship’s crew was fulfilling tasks over several days,” the press service said, reported TASS.
Russian President Vladimir Putin noted, last week, that the Gorshkov is armed with Tsirkon hypersonic missiles, while Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported that the ship was getting ready for a long-range combat mission.
