Port of Chennai hosts solemn opening ceremony of INDRA NAVY 2025 Russian-Indian joint exercise
29.03.2025 (08:00)
The port of Chennai hosted a solemn opening ceremony of the INDRA NAVY 2025 Russian-Indian joint exercise. The event took place on board of the destroyer Rana (Republic of India Navy). The ceremony was attended by members of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in India, representatives of the hosting Navy, and ship crews of the countries involved.
Senior officer of the Russian ship detachment, Capt.first rank Aleksey Antsiferov stressed that the drills enable to check if the ships of two countries are ready to accomplish missions together in the sea. He said, that the INDRA NAVY-2025 contribute to the experience exchange and increase the strategic partnership between Russia and India in the struggle against military threats.
The drills comprise coastal and naval phases. On the shore, during a planning conference, captains of the ships will discuss the order of cooperation and joint operations in the sea. Sailors of both countries will have mutual visits to the ships and sport competitions.
On 31 March, the naval part of the exercise in the Bay of Bengal begins.
On 26 March, a ship detachment of the Pacific Fleet comprising Rezky and Aldar Tsydenzhapov of the Russian Federation as well as medium sea tanker Pechenga arrived in Port of Chennai.
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