Northern Fleet Force Reaches Med
November 01 2016
Russia says its naval task force has arrived in the Mediterranean Sea, reports Tass (Russia).
The arrival was announced Tuesday by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who referred to the ships as a "shipborne airstrike force."
The Northern Fleet group began toward the Med on Oct. 15. It includes the Admiral Kuznetsov carrier, the Pyotr Beliky nuclear-powered missile cruiser, the Severomorsk and Vice-Admiral Kulakov anti-submarine vessels and several support ships, according to...
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