Two warships from the Russian Black Sea Fleet are heading to the Mediterranean to reinforce Russia’s presence in the region, the Anadolu Agency reported Russian media saying yesterday.
Anadolu said that this came just one day after the announcement of the Russian defence ministry that S-300 missiles had arrived in Syria to protect the Russian military base in the coastal Syrian city of Tartus.
Russian news agency TASS said that the Russian warships Serpukhov and Zeleny Dol, which are equipped with Kalibr long-range cruise missiles, left Sevastopol on Tuesday and were expected to reach the Mediterranean yesterday evening.
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Source: Middle East Monitor
