ST. PETERSBURG - Russia's Baltic Fleet has conducted a comprehensive exercise in its Leningrad Naval Base in order to improve its capabilities to protect the base from sabotage, the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency reported Saturday.

The fleet's security and defense units carried out coordinated training aimed at detecting, blocking and neutralizing intruders or sabotage groups attempting to penetrate military infrastructure, the report said, citing the fleet's press service.

The exercise included operations such as using specialized equipment, evacuating casualties, conducting engineering reconnaissance, and performing radiation and chemical monitoring tasks within designated zones, according to the report.