Russia and Egypt are holding their first ever joint naval exercise off the port of Alexandria for eight-days.
By George Chernilevsky (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Russia is contributing the missile cruiser Moskva, corvette Samum, landing ship Alexander Shabalin, tanker Ivan Bubnov and a tugboat, while Egypt is contributing the frigates Taba and Damiyat, the tanker Shatalin, two patrol boats and two F-16 fighters.