[REGNUM] The frigate of the Northern Fleet (SF) "Admiral Gorshkov", which is equipped with hypersonic missiles "Zirkon", in 2023 for the first time will lead the permanent task force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea. On December 30, a source close to the Russian military department told about this.
According to him, cited by TASS, the named frigate should go to sea in January 2023.
"Kursk" was already taken
"He will solve the tasks of combat duty in the Mediterranean Sea, having Zircon hypersonic missiles on board," the source said.
He also added that such an event would be the first in the history of the Russian Navy. At the same time, it is clarified that the agency does not have official confirmation of such information.
As REGNUM reported , on December 29, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the sailors of the Russian Navy and shipbuilders on the commissioning of new warships.