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Russian submarine Krasnodar sails towards Syria via Turkey’s straits
Russian submarine Krasnodar sails towards Syria via Turkey’s straits
A Russian Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine, Krasnodar, sailed through Turkish straits and the Marmara Sea on March 14-15. Click through the photos for the story in photos. (Photo: Reuters)
Following its departure from the Black Sea, the Russian submarine entered the Bosphorus on March 14. (Photo: Reuters)
It passed under Istanbul’s three bridges on the Bosphorus. (Photo: Reuters)
The Krasnodar passed by Istanbul’s iconic structures such as the Galata Tower, the Hagia Sophia and the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque. (Photo: Reuters)
Sailing through the Marmara Sea in the early hours of March 15, the Russian submarine reached the Dardanelles, or the Gallipoli Strait. (Photo: Anadolu Agency)
The Krasnodar is an improved diesel-electric attack submarine, defined by NATO as a “Kilo-class” naval vessel. (Photo: Anadolu Agency)
In June 2017, the Krasnodar joined the Russian military campaign against ISIL targets inside Syria firing cruise missiles from the Mediterranean along with the frigates Admiral Essen and Admiral Grigorovich. (Photo: Anadolu Agency)
Locals in Turkey’s province of Çanakkale watched the sailing Russian submarine. (Photo: Anadolu Agency)
The Turkish Coast Guard accompanied the Krasnodar through the Gallipoli Strait. (Photo: Anadolu Agency)
Then, the Krasnodar submarine set sail towards the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean.
Crew members of the Krasnodar, a Project 636.3 Varshavyanka diesel-electric submarine, are welcomed in Sevastopol as they return from a mission in the Mediterranean on Aug. 9, 2017. (Photo: ITAR-TASS News Agency / Alamy Stock Photo)
The Krasnodar diesel-electric submarine is seen during a parade on Russian Navy Day in St Petersburg on July 31, 2016. (Photo: ITAR-TASS News Agency / Alamy Stock Photo)
Crew members of the Krasnodar, a Project 636.3 Varshavyanka diesel-electric submarine, are welcomed in Sevastopol as they return from a mission in the Mediterranean on Aug. 9, 2017. (Photo: ITAR-TASS News Agency / Alamy Stock Photo)
Crew members of the Krasnodar, a Project 636.3 Varshavyanka diesel-electric submarine, are welcomed in Sevastopol as they return from a mission in the Mediterranean on Aug. 9, 2017. (Photo: ITAR-TASS News Agency / Alamy Stock Photo)
Frigates Admiral Essen and Admiral Grigorovich and Krasnodar submarine destroyed by Kalibr cruise missiles large depots of armaments and ammunition of ISIL in Syria. (Photo: Russian Look Ltd. / Alamy Stock Photo)
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