# Putin briefs Security Council on Pacific Fleet drills — Kremlin

https://mins.news/en/item/22334

- TASS, 2026-08-14 15:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2173367

> Russian President Vladimir Putin briefed permanent Security Council members on the results of recent Pacific Fleet exercises during a meeting on Friday, the Kremlin said. Putin attended the drills’ final stage on August 12 aboard the missile cruiser Varyag. The exercises began August 4 with about 60 vessels, 30 aircraft and more than 13,000 personnel.

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