Russia moves more strike assets to Eastern Mediterranean
Tim Ripley, London and Tony Roper, London - Jane's Defence Weekly
21 March 2019
Russia appears to be moving additional air and naval assets into Syria and the Eastern Mediterranean, giving its military commanders more options in the theatre.
A Project 636.3 'Kilo'-class diesel-electric submarine was seen transiting the Bosphorus form the Black Sea into the Mediterranean on 14 March. While Russian subs are unmarked, Turkish ship spotters identified it as Krasnodar .
A day later, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported that Stary Oskol , another Project 636.3 serving with the Black Sea Fleet's 4th Independent Submarine Brigade, was preparing to put to sea.
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