Lt. Gen. Alexander Otroschenkо, commander of the Northern Fleet’s composite aviation corps, is believed to have been among those killed in the crash of an An-26 military transport plane in Crimea on March 31.

A group of ships from Russia’s Northern Fleet on a long-range cruise in the Arctic held drills in the Barents Sea, the fleet’s press service said, News.az reports citing TASS .

Nuclear-powered submarines of Russia's Northern Fleet launched cruise missiles at sea targets as part of exercises in the Barents Sea, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday, citing the fleet's news service, News.Az reports citing Reuters.