These units have left Baltic Sea in early February, where they were escorted by a associate The Royal Danish Navy frigate HDMS Triton class Thetis. On North Sea Russian ships were accompanied by German patrol boats Bamberg and Neustadt.
Since January 3rd Mediterranean left B-261 fresh Russian – which after passing through Gibraltar Strait, headed north toward Baltic Sea – Russia had no on it submarine. Previously, the unit was stationed in Syria. portTartus, but in December, after the government collapsed Bashara al-AssadaThe Russians have left this naval base.
Russia. Disturbing movements of the Russian submarine
This erstwhile Russian marina on the Syrian coast is besides well known to the crew ship Krasnodar, which in the summertime of 2017 launched respective of it Manoeuvring missiles for the purposes of the muslim State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in the Syrian region Palm trees.
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It is not clear whether this submarine intends to conduct a ‘demonstration’ cruise, or will operate usually in waters Mediterranean – notes the Italian portal Itamilradar.
Media: This could be a ‘demonstration’ cruise
However, in the editorial opinion, the second script has small chance of success. Due to the failure of base in Tartus, each deployed on Mediterranean The Russian submarine will gotta stay at sea, with the anticipation of only short stops in friendly ports, possibly in Algeria or Libya.
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The thing is, Tartus was for Moscow The only object outside Russia that can hold her submarines with diesel and electrical propulsion, which are cheaper and frequently quieter than nuclear-powered ships, but require regular refuelling. specified a drive is besides equipped with the mentioned Krasnodar.
Syria. The fall of the Assad government and the Russian ships
‘In practice Russian submarines conventional drivers spend most of their time in port. That makes their presence on Mediterranean is now insurmountable," stated the resident in Belgium officer and naval expert Frederik Van Lokeren on Navalnews portal.
Current Mediterranean There are besides at least two Western atomic submarines, American USS Indiana and British HMS Anson.
Both New Russianand Krasnodar belong to Russian Black Sea Fleetwith its seat in Sevastopol. Both ships were stationed on Mediterranean at the beginning a full-scale Russian invasion of UkraineThey couldn't return to their home port in the Black Sea. Turkey citing the 1936 Conventions, it blocks the passage through the straits of war-torn states.
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