0 , ▁with ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁Navy ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 – 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁After ▁finishing ▁the ▁exer cis es , ▁Admir al ▁Ch aban en ko ▁made ▁a ▁short ▁visit ▁to ▁Pan ama ▁ 5 – 1 0 ▁December , ▁then ▁to ▁Blue fields , ▁Nic ar agua ▁from ▁ 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁and ▁sa iled ▁into ▁Hav ana , ▁Cuba ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁December . ▁ ▁Py otr ▁Vel iki y ▁continued ▁alone ▁to ▁Cape ▁Town , ▁South ▁Africa . ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁General ▁Staff ▁announced ▁that ▁Py otr ▁Vel iki y ▁and ▁six ▁other ▁Russian ▁war ships ▁would ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁joint ▁naval ▁exercise ▁with ▁the ▁Indian ▁Navy ▁later ▁the ▁same ▁month . ▁The ▁K iro v - class ▁cru iser ▁paused ▁for ▁three ▁days ▁to ▁visit ▁Cape ▁Town ▁before ▁continu ing ▁on ▁to ▁India . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁Py otr ▁Vel iki y ▁left ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁M orm ug ao ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁Go a . ▁After ▁a ▁two - day ▁visit ▁that ▁included ▁a ▁naval ▁exercise ▁with ▁the ▁Indian ▁gu ided - miss ile ▁destroy er ▁ ▁the ▁cru iser ▁left ▁for ▁African ▁waters ▁where ▁the ▁vessel ▁joined ▁other ▁war ships ▁from ▁the ▁Russian ▁n avy ▁and ▁conduct ▁the ▁IN D RA - 2 0 0 9 ▁exercise . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁February