International military drills start in Novorossiysk

Novorossiysk is hosting naval drills of Black Sea states Doveriye-2012 to train maneuvers, detention of terrorists, suppression of terrorist attacks and evacuation of injured people, Yuga.ru reports.

Russia will have 3 combat ships and four auxiliary ships and a special formation combating saboteurs participating in the drills.

Doveriye-2012 will conclude tactical training of the international BLACKSEAFOR naval group. Bulgarian, Georgian, Romanian, Turkish and Ukrainian officials will be monitoring the training process.