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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Russian Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov To Be Sent To Syria’s Tartus

Admiral KuznetsovThe Russian Navy has confirmed its plans to send its heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov to the Syrian port of Tartus in early December.

It said in an announcement made Friday that the visit was scheduled several months ago, will be a routine resupply call and has nothing to do with the current aggravation of the conflict in Syria.

The Admiral Kuznetsov is based in Severomorsk on the Russian coast of the Barents Sea. It carries several Sukhoi jet fighters and Kamov antisubmarine helicopters.

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2 comments:

  1. Albert Yome31/8/13 16:36

    Assad will be dead and buried by then. Perhaps Al-Zawahiri will be in charge. Don't worry, Putin won't blush.

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  2. The Navy's Grade 36 Bureaucrat2/9/13 03:09

    Kinda late to the game...shows the importance of always being deployed and vigilant.

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