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Syria-bound Russian subs tracked through the English channel

By World Tribune on October 31, 2016 Africa / Europe, BB Africa, Exclusives, Great Britain, Mideast, Russia, Syria, Top Stories, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, October 31, 2016 The British Royal Navy and NATO tracked three Russian submarines through the English channel that were en route to the Mediterranean to join forces with an aircraft carrier group. Two nuclear-powered Akula-class subs and a disesel-powered Kilo-class sub entered the North Atlantic from ports around Murmansk last week. The […]

Russian carrier group makes waves in UK during transit to Mediterranean

By World Tribune on October 20, 2016 Africa / Europe, BB Africa, Exclusives, Great Britain, Russia, Top Story, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, October 20, 2016 The UK is keeping close watch on a Russian aircraft carrier group that is transiting near Britain’s eastern coast en route to the Mediterranean. “When these ships near our waters we will man-mark them every step of the way,” UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said in an e-mailed statement […]