Six Russian navy ships arrives at Syria’s Tartus port

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Six large Russian Navy amphibious ships have arrived at Syria’s port of Tartus, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said Friday.

The vessels involved ships of the Northern and Baltic fleets ‘Pyotr Morgunov,’ ‘George the Victorious,’ ‘Olenegorsky Miner,’ ‘Korolev,’ ‘Minsk,’ and ‘Kaliningrad,’ Russia’s Ministry of Defense announced.

The drills conducted by the Russian Navy are conducted under Admiral Nikolay Yevmenov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy.

On arrival at Tartus, which has served as the logistics support point for the Russian Navy since Soviet times, after completing a European passage of 6,000 nautical miles (more than 11,000 kilometers), the ships began to replenish stocks with necessary supplies before carrying on with their duties, the ministry said.