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"A Russian navy attack group started tactical drills in the east of the Mediterranean Sea," the ministry said in a statement. "During the drills the ability of the navy’s forces to deal with resolving crises of a terrorist nature will be tested," it said. Russia has previously beefed up its naval forces in the area to support its bombing campaign in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Two of Russia’s newest Buyan-class corvettes will take part in the exercises along with vessels already stationed permanently in the area, the ministry said. It said the gunboats are equipped with the latest long-range missile system which was used to bombard Islamic State targets in Syria last year. The exercises are the latest in a ****** of ma**euvres conducted by Moscow’s forces since relations with the West fell to their lowest point since the Cold War over the conflict in Ukraine. أكثر... |
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