▁arrive ▁in ▁Russia ' s ▁Far ▁Eastern ▁port ▁of ▁Vlad iv ost ok ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁V ost ok - 2 0 1 0 ▁large - scale ▁strateg ic ▁exercise . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁Py otr ▁Vel iki y ▁returned ▁to ▁its ▁home ▁base ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Fle et ▁after ▁six ▁months ▁at ▁sea . ▁The ▁flags hip ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Fle et ▁had ▁covered ▁about ▁ ▁since ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March . ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁ ▁During ▁early ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Py otr ▁Vel iki y ▁led ▁a ▁fl ot illa ▁of ▁Russian ▁Navy ▁ships ▁through ▁the ▁Russian ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Sea ▁Route ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁establishment ▁of ▁regular ▁pat rol s . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁▁ ▁Py otr ▁Vel iki y ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁tank ers ▁Serge y ▁Os ip ov , ▁K ama ▁and ▁Dub na ; ▁the ▁t ug bo at ▁Alt ay , ▁and ▁the ▁R op ucha - class ▁landing ▁ship ▁Min sk ▁( 1 2 2 ) ▁entered ▁the ▁English ▁Channel ▁to ▁sail ▁north . ▁The ▁British ▁destroy er ▁ ▁monitor ed ▁the ▁Russian ▁task ▁group ▁as ▁it ▁ne ared ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Once ▁the ▁ships ▁sp otted ▁each ▁other ▁they ▁sa iled ▁briefly ▁close ▁by ▁as ▁a ▁standard ▁' me et ▁and ▁gre et '. ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6