The naval detachment consists of the frigate Gorshkov, the nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, the fleet oil tanker Pashin and the rescue tug Nikolai Chiker.
Upon arrival in this capital, one of the group’s ships fired 21 salutes as a salute to the Caribbean nation, which was reciprocated by an artillery battery of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), from the San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress. .
They received the detachment of Russian ships, the second chief of the Revolutionary Navy, flotilla captain José Luis Souto, along with the Russian ambassador to the island, Viktor Koronelli.
Visiting hours for the population will be tomorrow, Thursday and next Saturday, June 15, between 12:00 and 16:00 (local time) at the Cruise Terminal of this capital.
During their stay, the Russian sailors will carry out an extensive program of activities, which includes courtesy meetings with the head of the Revolutionary War Navy and the governor of Havana, Yanet Hernández.
They will also visit places of historical and cultural interest.
Visits by naval units from other countries are a historical practice of the revolutionary government with the nations with which it maintains relations of friendship and cooperation, highlighted a statement from the FAR.
None of the ships carry nuclear weapons, so their stopover in our country does not represent a threat to the region, he indicated.
According to the notification, the visit “corresponds with the historical friendly relations between Cuba and Russia,” in addition to complying with “the international regulations of which Cuba is a State Party.”
The Royal Canadian Navy patrol ship, HMCS Margaret Brooke, and the training ship AB Simón Bolívar, from Venezuela, will also dock in Cuba from the 14th to the 19th.
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