Russian Warship Movements Through Turkish Straits (Part 47)

Yesterday, on 17 April 2014,  3 Ropucha class landing ships have made a southbound passage trough Bosphorus. Either Mr. Assad is in dire need for Russian supplies and weapons or this is a diversion attempt from the Ukrainian crises.

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Russian warship 127 Minsk making a southbound passage through Bosphorus. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.
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Russian warship 127 Minsk making a southbound passage through Bosphorus. Photo: Yasemin Dora. Used with permission.
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Russian warship 127 Minsk making a southbound passage through Bosphorus. Photo: Kerim Bozkurt. Used with permission.
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Russian warship 142 Novocharkassk making a southbound passage through Bosphorus. Photo: Ahmet Böler. Used with permission.
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Russian warship 142 Novocharkassk making a southbound passage through Bosphorus. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.
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Russian warship 142 Novocharkassk making a southbound passage through Bosphorus.
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Russian warship 016 Georgiy Pobedonosets making a southbound passage through Bosphorus. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.
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Russian warship 016 Georgiy Pobedonosets making a southbound passage through Bosphorus

The list of Russian warship movements in 2014:

Date Number Name Direction
02/01/14 016 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound
02/01/14 156 Yamal Northbound
18/01/14 016 Georgiy Pobedonosets Southbound
18/01/14 151 Azov Southbound
27/01/14 102 Kaliningrad Southbound
01/02/14 016 Georgiy Pobedonosets Northbound
01/02/14 151 Azov Northbound
07/02/14 810 Smetlivy Northbound
10/02/14 016 Georgiy Pobedonosets Southbound
10/02/14 151 Azov Southbound
20/02/14 150 Saratov Southbound
20/02/14 156 Yamal Southbound
26/02/14 102 Kaliningrad Northbound
26/02/14 127 Minsk Northbound
04/03/14 150 Saratov Northbound
04/03/14 156 Yamal Northbound
23/03/14 012 Olenegorskiy Gorniak Southbound
23/03/14 102 Kaliningrad Southbound
23/03/14 127 Minsk Southbound
03/04/14 012 Olenegorskiy Gorniak Northbound
03/04/14 102 Kaliningrad Southbound
10/04/14 150 Saratov Southbound
10/04/14 156 Yamal Southbound
11/04/14 138 PM-138 Southbound
12/04/14 MB-304 MB-304 Southbound
17/04/14 016 Georgiy Pobedonosets Southbound
17/04/14 127 Minsk Southbound
17/04/14 142 Novocharkassk Southbound

I have archived the list of the Russian ship movements in 2013.

7 thoughts on “Russian Warship Movements Through Turkish Straits (Part 47)

  1. Could it be they are heading for Latakia (Syria) to pick up trucks, APCs and other material provided by Russia for the removal of Syrian chemical weapons? After all, this mission is to be completed by month-end.

    1. I think they are heading to Syria, but I doubt if they are there to remove CW from Syria. The removal of CW is being done by Denmark and Norway if I am not mistaken.

      1. I did not imply they would remove any CW. Just pick up Russian vehicles (incl a number of APCs) used in the removal operation, transporting the stuff from the bases to Latakia. This materiel should be transported back to Russia somehow once the mission is complete … which could be as early as next week.

      2. I was not aware that Russia provided APCs and other vehicles. If the removal of CW is finished next week then what you say makes sense. It is also possible that these vehicles are donated to Assad by Putin, and those Ropuchas are transporting more reinforcements.

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