MOSCOW, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Baltic Fleet on Monday started a large-scale war game in the Baltic Sea, Itar-Tass news agency reported.

    More than 20 warships and over 10 auxiliary vessels, 15 planes and helicopters will participate in the week-long drill, said Assistant Commander of the Baltic Fleet Captain Yuri Kuroedov.

    "The exercises aim to examine the combat readiness of the Baltic Fleet's forces, which are deployed in the Kaliningrad region, for the last summer period," he said.

    Those vessels and the coastal troops will hold missile and artillery fire exercises on coastal and air targets. There will be also bombing and other combat exercises.

    Landing operations of marines and paratroopers on a rough coast will also be performed, he said.