Admiral Panteleyev destroyer. © RIA Novosti. Vitaly Ankov
Russian Pacific Fleet Warships to Enter Mediterranean -- RIA Novosti
VLADIVOSTOK, May 13 (RIA Novosti) - A group of warships from Russia’s Pacific Fleet is about to deploy to the Mediterranean Sea for the first time in decades, fleet spokesman Roman Martov said on Monday.
The group has entered the Red Sea and is preparing to transit the Suez Canal, and should reach the Mediterranean by mid-May, he said.
The group, including the destroyer Admiral Panteleyev, the amphibious warfare ships Peresvet and Admiral Nevelsky, the tanker Pechenga and the salvage/rescue tug Fotiy Krylov left the port of Vladivostok on March 19 to join Russia’s Mediterranean task force.
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My Comment: Their deployment has more to do with Syria than with showing the flag in the Mediterranean.
Update: Russia’s Mediterranean Task Force to Include Nuclear Subs – Navy Chief -- RIA Novosti
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