New base to be built for Caspian fleet

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Makhachkala, October 2, 2017. The construction of the new naval base capable of berthing all the flotilla missile ships and ensuring rapid deployment of precision weapons, has been launched under the initiative of the Russian Defense Ministry as an important element of the Russian military-political strategy in the Caspian region and the Middle East, the ministry official said.

The construction of the facility, designed to birth the large forces of surface ships equipped with high-precision weapons, is planned to be completed by 2020.

The project envisages the construction of not only the port, but also the storage for ammunition, a hospital, barracks for military personnel and housing for officers.

It is noted that at present the Caspian Flotilla includes missile ships of the most advanced projects, which include missile ships of Project 11661K Tatarstan and Dagestan, small missile ships of Project 21631 Grad Sviyazhsk, Uglich, Veliky Ustyug, missile boat of the project 12411 Stupinets.

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