Up to 13 Russian warships have
crossed the Bosphorus toward Syria
so far this week as tensions between
the U.S. and Syria continue to rise,
according to ship spotters based in
the Bosphorus Strait.
Now in Med Sea:
CG Marshal Ustinov
DDG Severomorsk
DDG Yaroslav Mudryy
FFG Admiral Grigorovich
FFG Admiral Essen
FFL Pytlivyy
FSG Vyshniy Volochek
FSG Grad Sviyazhsk
FSG Velikiy Ustyug
LST Orsk
LST Nikolay Fil'chenkov
MS Turbinist
MS Valentin Pikul
SS Kolpino
SS Velikiy Novgorod
— Capt(N) (@Capt_Navy) August 25,
2018
Russia ramping up its presence in
the eastern Med for the conclusion
of #Syria campaign: Rejoining
Russian Navy’s Mediterranean
deployment after 85 days, #ВМФ
Project1135M #ЧФ BSF Krivak II
frigate Pytlivy 868 transited
Bosphorus towards Med en route to #Tartus.
pic.twitter.com/56XWIWstKK
— Yörük Işık (@YorukIsik) August 24,
2018
The deployment of the Russian fleet
comes as the U.S. President Donald
Trump threatened to strike the
Syrian Army ahead of the
long-awaited battle of Idlib. Syria,
Turkey, Russia and U.S. are about to
square off in the northern Syria
city with millions of civilians in
the crosshairs.