“A Pacific Fleet squadron composed of frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, corvette Gremyashchiy, and support vessel Boris Butoma left Myanmar’s territorial waters to head to the Andaman Sea and participate in the maritime phase of the maneuvers,” the military statement said.

The Myanmar Navy is participating in the exercise with amphibious assault ship Muttama, frigate Kyansittha, corvette Tabinshwehti, and submarine Minye Theinkhathu.

The exercises will take place on November 13-14 in the northern Andaman Sea, located in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Myanmar, west of Thailand, and east of the Andaman Islands, from which it takes its name.

The Russian Pacific Fleet stated that the maneuvers aim to strengthen bilateral naval cooperation and ensure the safety of navigation for civilian vessels and economic activity in Southeast Asia.

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