Russian ships to protect security of Sochi across occupied Abkhazia
Russian ships to protect security of Sochi across occupied Abkhazia

Ships of Russian fleet will be protecting security of Sochi across the coastline in occupied Abkhazia region during 2018 World Cup.

Additional technical means have been obtained for the World Cup, including devices for checking documents, the deputy head of the Russian Federal Security Service’s Border Service said. Special Squad units will be also mobilized to ensure security.

Russia selected 11 host cities to be the venues for the matches of the 2018 World Cup and they are Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Kazan, Saransk, Kaliningrad, Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg and Samara.

The matches of the 2018 World Cup will be held between June 14 and July 15 at 12 stadiums located in the 11 above-mentioned cities across Russia. Two of the stadiums are located in the Russian capital.