The Russian Navy has dispatched its new patrol ship, the Zelyony Dol off Syria's Mediterranean coast. It is armed with hi-tech long-range Russian made Kalibr cruise missiles.
"The goals of the ship are not public but considering that it is carrying long-range cruise missiles, its participation in the military operation should not be excluded," said a security source quoted by the RIA-Novosti news agency.
Russia first used its Kalibr cruise missiles in Syria last year. In October Russian ships in the Black Sea launched 26 of those missiles at Syria from the Caspian Sea almost 1,000 miles away. Some of which were visible in the skies over Iraqi Kurdistan, which had to close its airports, while they were en-route to their targets.
Additionally last December Russia fired more Kalibr's into Syria from the Mediterranean.
The vessel Zelyony Dol was built last year and joined Russia's Black Sea fleet in December. This week it took part in a large-scale "holding the coast" amphibious landing exercise.
"The goals of the ship are not public but considering that it is carrying long-range cruise missiles, its participation in the military operation should not be excluded," said a security source quoted by the RIA-Novosti news agency.
Russia first used its Kalibr cruise missiles in Syria last year. In October Russian ships in the Black Sea launched 26 of those missiles at Syria from the Caspian Sea almost 1,000 miles away. Some of which were visible in the skies over Iraqi Kurdistan, which had to close its airports, while they were en-route to their targets.
Additionally last December Russia fired more Kalibr's into Syria from the Mediterranean.
The vessel Zelyony Dol was built last year and joined Russia's Black Sea fleet in December. This week it took part in a large-scale "holding the coast" amphibious landing exercise.
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