ExercisesProtected Big Russian Arctic exercise By ANI - August 19, 2023 0 242 Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (middle right) inspects Russia’s Northern Fleet ahead of an exercise, which has now commenced in the Arctic Ocean and the areas of the Northern Sea Route. Credit: Russian Ministry of Defence. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu is on top of the world – inspecting the country’s Northern Fleet on 12 August, ahead of an exercise that has began on 14 August in the Arctic Ocean, Navy Technology reports. Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)