Russia announces to send Aircraft carrier to Mediterranean Sea off coast Syria
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MOSCOW: (APP) Russia's defence minister said Wednesday that Moscow will dispatch its flagship aircraft carrier to bolster its forces in the eastern Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Syria.
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"Currently the Russian naval deployment to the east Mediterranean consists of no less than six battleships and three or four support vessels," minister Sergei Shoigu said, Russian news agencies reported.
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"In order to bolster the military capabilities of the group we plan to add the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier to the group."
