Russian warship heading towards French coast with “thousands of tons of weapons”

The time has come: Russia, which has lost its military bases in Syria, must repatriate its munitions and artillery.

is currently heading for the English Channel. Having started its journey from the port of Tartus, the convoy is expected to sail through French waters for a few days. Destination? Baltiisk, the naval base located in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad.

reports. According to the British newspaper’s forecasts, the Russian warships are expected to reach the English Channel in a few days, sailing through French and British territorial waters on their way.

, the fleet is made up of the Sparta and Sparta II, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships used by the Russian Ministry of Defense, as well as the military tanker General Skobelev. The Ivan Gren and the Alexsandr Otrakovsky, which are two landing ships capable of transporting large quantities of military equipment, are also part of the convoy.

(MH with Manon Pierre – Source: L’Indépendant – Illustration: Unsplash)

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