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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Russia sends Navy vessels to Spitsbergen

The Russian Navy yesterday announced that it has sent one heavy Navy vessel to the waters around Spitsbergen, and that it later this week will send another.

The fleet command also makes it clear that it from now on will have periodic Navy missions to the area, claimed by Norway.

According to a press note from the Navy press service, the heavy Northern Fleet vessel "Severomorsk" is already in the area of the far northern Spitsbergen archipelago, RIA Novosti reports.

On 17 June the vessel will be joined by another ship, the missile cruiser "Marshal Ustinov", the Navy command informs.

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