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Russian Destroyer Moskva Returns to Sevastopol After Anti-Daesh Operation

© AFP 2023The Russian missile cruiser Moskva patrols in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Syria, on December 17, 2015
The Russian missile cruiser Moskva patrols in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Syria, on December 17, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The Russian missile cruiser Moskva, which provided security for Russian Aerospace Forces’ aviation groups in Syria, returned to Sevastopol after "completing tasks in the Mediterranean," according to the Russian Defense Ministry’s head of Black Sea Fleet’s information department.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russian Moskva destroyer, which had provided support to air groups in Syria during operations against the Islamic State (ISIL or Daesh) terrorist group, returned to Sevastopol from the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry’s head of Black Sea Fleet’s information department said Saturday.

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"Today, the guards missile cruiser Moskva… returned to Sevastopol after completing tasks in the Mediterranean," Capt. 1st Class Vyacheslav Trukhachev said.

The Moskva, armed with the Fort air defense system, provided security for Russian Aerospace Forces’ aviation groups in Syria.

Russia launched a military campaign against the Daesh, which is outlawed in Russia and many other countries, on September 30 at the request of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

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