Report: Russia Sends Naval Fleet to Syrian Port
Russia has sent a naval flotilla of six warships led by an anti-submarine destroyer to its naval base at the Syrian port of Tartus, the Interfax news agency reported Tuesday.
The Admiral Chabanenko and three landing craft have left their home port of Severomorsk in the Arctic Circle on their way to the Mediterranean where they will be joined by the Russian patrol ship Yaroslav Mudry as well as an assistance vessel, a military source told the agency.
"The program of the voyage includes a call in the Syrian port of Tartus," the unnamed source told the news agency.
The source said the trip was taking place in line with the plans of military readiness of the Russian fleet. According to Interfax, the source insisted that the deployment "was not linked to the escalation of the situation in Syria."
"In Tartus the ships are going to top up on supplies of fuel, water and foodstuffs," the source said, adding that their deployment in the Mediterranean would last until the end of September.
Russia has been bitterly criticized by the West for failing to cut military ties with Syria despite the conflict between the regime and opposition rebels that has claimed thousands of lives.
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So it's taking you almost 3months to replenish your food and sanitation supplies........yeah right. WW3 looms.
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no way jose.
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l shabeb badon y2ado ramadan wel 3id 3a shwate2 tartous ma tefhamohon 8alat
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The Russians should start sending and fund paid armed criminals into Bahrain to fight the Saudis and Bahrain state criminals and demand the fall of the regime. What would the US fleet base there think of it:)
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Russia is irrelevant in any military scheme because when push comes to shove the Russians are not going to fight for anyone.
These maneuvers are only parts of the posturing needed to support the falling Assad regime and to secure a place in after Assad Syria.
On the other hand these moves generates uncertainties that usually lead to an increase in oil prices, always good for the Russian struggling economy.
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Russia's economy isn't struggling at all. it certainly isn't Qatar or Germany but they are doing much better than the average European country... or Lebanon. The Turkish F-4 Phantom they shot down 2 weeks ago will be their only act of war, they gave up on Bachar quite a few weeks ago already...
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who cares... in the midst of the cold war, they withdrew their missiles and ships from CUBA!
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Guys the mighty US will eat Russia for breakfast .Russia is a weak poor country they dont even have food to eat ,just watch out for the 5th fleet waiting in the Gulf for some action .
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Pass by, have a cop of cofe,load ASAD and his filthy family and leave,then Russia will be the most respectful country in the world
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