Russia’s aircraft carrier-led group in Mediterranean is self-sufficient: Navy commander

Russia’s aircraft carrier-led naval task force in the Mediterranean is fully self-sufficient and does not have to pull into ports for replenishing reserves, the Navy’s commander-in-chief, Vladimir Korolyov, told the Rossiya-24 round-the-clock television news channel.


"All voyages by our groups, including the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier-led group, are planned in a way that lets them remain totally self-sufficient and independent from coastal logistics. There have been no problems so far and there will not be any. Although we have not stopped at Malta and Ceuta the solution of tasks set to us will not be affected," Korolyov said.

He added that the task force included three fuel tankers.
[tass.com]
5/12/16
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