Russia Sends 4th Warship to Syria Amid Turkey Tensions

(Worthy News) – The Russian Navy has dispatched a fourth warship to Syria’s Mediterranean coast as tensions over the northwestern province of Idlib spiral with Turkey, amateur ship spotters reported Monday.

The large landing ship Novocherkassk was photographed crossing Turkey’s busy Bosphorus strait days after Russia sent two warships equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles toward the Syrian coast. A third frigate has been in the Mediterranean since December.

Turkey and Russia have come closer than ever to direct military confrontation in Syria in recent days. [ Source: Moscow Times (Read More…) ]