The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the Smetlivy destroyer of the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet has departed from the country's southwestern port city of Sevastopol and is headed for the Mediterranean, where the warship will be on a mission.
According to the statement, the Smetlivy is due to join Russia's naval force in the region on March 7.
The Russian guided missile destroyer Smetlivy
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Currently, more than 15 Russian warships and other vessels are carrying out security-related missions in the Mediterranean, including those pertaining to providing logistical support to a Russian Aerospace Forces unit in Syria as well as to the Syrian Army.
In this file photo from 2004, the Russian Navy's Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier is seen in the Barents Sea, Russia
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Earlier this week, it was reported that the Russian Navy's Mediterranean task force, which includes warships from the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Northern and the Pacific Fleets, may be joined by the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov in the summer of 2016.
