MURMANSK, November 23. /TASS/. A group of warships and service vessels of the Northern Fleet carrying out a mission in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean has arrived in Severomorsk on Friday, its press center said.
The group was made up of the missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov, the tanker Dubna, and the rescue tug SB-406.
"The Northern Fleet group of vessels has completed its long mission and sailed back to Severomorsk," according to the statement.
A solemn welcome ceremony had been held.
The long trip by the Northern Fleet group of ships started with their departure from the main base of Severomorsk on July 5. Over that time, the missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov had served as a flagship of the Main Naval Parade in the city of Kronstadt, participated in naval war games of the Russian Navy in the Baltic and Mediterranean Seas, and made a couple of business trips to the capital of Algeria and to the Spanish port of Ceuta. In addition, the cruiser performed tasks in the Mediterranean Sea between August 11 and November 12, having participated in several joint activities with a group of Russian Navy ships, permanently deployed in the Mediterranean Sea.
While on its long voyage, the crew of the Russian cruiser had conducted a few anti-submarine war games and anti-aircraft defense drills, and exercises in rendering assistance to ships in distress.