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Russia's presence at the key naval base in Syria fell into uncertainty after the Assad regime ended. The images are the latest indication that Moscow is scaling down its footprint in the country.
In April 2017 her registration was transferred to Russia, and in October 2021 she was renamed Ursa Major. [3] By 2019 the Russian military logistics company Oboronlogistika was managing her, [3] and by 2024 she was registered in Novorossiysk. [4] Oboronlogistika said the ship was its flagship. [5] Her direct owner and operator was a company ...
A Russian-flagged cargo vessel has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, per Russia's foreign ministry. The Ursa Major ship went down after an explosion in the engine room, the ministry said.
The Russian Ministry of Defence said a fire caused a munitions explosion, and the ship sank in stormy seas while being towed to port. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] Moskva is the largest warship to be sunk in combat since the ARA General Belgrano in the 1982 Falklands War , and the largest Russian warship to be sunk since World War II .
Russia sent a ship to evacuate soldiers from its bases in Syria, Ukrainian intelligence said. But it broke down en route in the open sea near Portugal, Ukraine said.
Bashar al-Assad, Syrian President from 2000 to 2024. The Syrian Civil War is an ongoing international armed conflict taking place in Syria. [24] The unrest began in the early spring of 2011 within the context of Arab Spring protests, with nationwide protests against President Bashar al-Assad's government, whose forces responded with violent crackdowns.
Russia is deploying four of its ships to evacuate weapons and equipment from its bases in Syria, per Ukraine's main intelligence directorate. Russia is sending 4 ships to its bases in Syria to ...
In October 2015, Dagestan, in company with three other Russian Navy ships serving with the Caspian Flotilla, launched cruise missiles at targets in Syria. The missiles flew nearly 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) over Iran and Iraq and struck targets in Raqqa and Aleppo provinces (controlled by the Islamic State ) as well as Idlib province (controlled ...