MOSCOW (Dispatches) -- Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday a group of amphibious assault ships of its Northern and Baltic Fleets have arrived at the Syrian port of Tartus.
In a statement, the ministry said the naval task force was made up of six large amphibious assault ships. “Currently, the ships are in a roadstead in the Syrian port of Tartus where they have begun replenishing their fuel and lubricants, fresh water and food supplies to the required level at the Russian Navy’s logistic support facility in the Mediterranean,” the statement said.