More than 80 Russian battleships and support vessels are currently offshore in various parts of the global ocean now; Moscow had started to strengthen its naval presence in the Mediterranean in 2012. Since last December, Russian fleet started executing tasks related to ensuring a permanent presence in the eastern part of the Mediterranean. To achieve this goal, all ships stationed in the region have been integrated to form one operational formation, led by the big anti-submarine "Admiral Pantilyev".
Posted on: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 04:36:16 +0000
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