Russian
Navy Krivak II class Frigate Pytlivyy (Project 1135M) Operational Following
Overhaul
The Russian Navy Krivak II class Frigate Pytlivyy (Project
1135M) is operational again following maintenance work. "All
the technical recovery activities on the “Pytlivyy” guided
missile frigate commanded by the captain 2nd rank Dmitry Dobrynin have
come to an end. A scheduled overhaul were performed since May 2014"
according to a Russian Navy statement.
Project 1135M class frigate Pytlivyy. NATO reporting name is Krivak
II. Photo taken in Sevastopol bay from a boat.
The crew
has practiced the elements of general combat training and has started
performing missions at sea. In the near future it will have to reassert
its status of a ship of permanent combat readiness by performing missile
and artillery firings at coastal, surface and aerial targets.
After the obligatory course of combat training the crew of the frigate
is to perform missions within the permanent formation of the Russian
Navy in the Mediterranean.
