The large anti-submarine ship "Admiral Levchenko", which serves in the Northern Fleet (SF), carried out artillery and rocket firing in the Barents Sea. This was announced on Wednesday, February 15, by the fleet, Interfax reports.

“Today, the crew of the large anti-submarine ship (BOD) of the Northern Fleet Admiral Levchenko, as part of the planned combat training tasks for the winter training period, completed a complex of artillery and rocket firing in the Barents Sea,” the message says.

It is noted that the combat crews of the BOD worked out various types of firing with the AK-100 artillery mount at visible and closed targets on the coast of the Rybachy Peninsula. The targets imitated firing points and command posts of a mock enemy.

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BOD "Admiral Levchenko" project 1155 was included in the Northern Fleet in 1989. The ships of this project are designed to deal with submarines. The BOD arsenal includes the Rastrub-B anti-submarine system, the Kinzhal anti-aircraft missile system and artillery mounts.

In June 2022, the Admiral Levchenko and Severomorsk BODs of the Northern Fleet worked out the search for a mock enemy submarine during exercises in the Barents Sea and performed firing.