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Opening Ceremony of Naval leg of INDRA - 2019

The opening ceremony for the Naval leg of Indo-Russian tri-services exercise was held at Mormugao Harbour on 11 December 2019. IN ships Tarkash, Aditya and Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) ships Yaroslav Mudry, Viktor Konetsky and Yel'nya are participating in the exercise. Flag Officer Commanding Goa Naval Area delivered the opening address where he emphasised the importance of INDRA evolving into a tri-service exercise and the long standing cooperation with Russia in Defence Technology, Training and equipment. Rear Admiral Vladimir Vorobev, Chief of Staff, Baltic Fleet represented the Russian Federation Navy and addressed the gathering. The participating ships will undergo Harbour Phase of exercise from 10 - 15 December 2019.