Russia's Pacific Fleet to conduct live-fire drill in Sea of Okhotsk

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Pacific Fleet will conduct a live-fire drill in the Sea of Okhotsk in the west Pacific Ocean, the fleet's spokesman said Monday.

The war game involves naval ships, including the Varyag missile cruiser, the Bystry destroyer, as well as the Admiral Tributs and Admiral Panteleyev large anti-submarine ships, the spokesman, Nikolai Voskresensky, said.

Ship-aircraft interactions are also expected to be part of the exercise, the official added.