Following extracts taken from articles on Russian MOD website, dated 30 Oct 2006. Translated by Old Crow and submitted to MT's Milcom Blog for information and interest.
The Large Landing Ship "Yamal" of the Black Sea Fleet has returned from the Mediterranean Sea to the Fleet's main base at Sevastopol'. The ship visited the following Greek ports during its deployment: Kerkira, Patry (asspelt), Pilos and Piraeus. During the deployment, the ship steamed more than 2200 nautical miles. The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Vladimir Masorin congratulated the deployment commander, Rear Admiral Evgenij Khalajchev, the ship's commander Captain 1st Rank Igor' Gavrish, and all the Ship's Company on their safe return and thanked them for their expert and highly-professional activities in carrying out their assigned tasks.