Guided missile cruiser Moskva to operate off the coast of Latakia

Moscow has ordered the guided missile cruiser Moskva to operate off the coast of Latakia, Syria and provide air defense cover to the Russian military contingent there.

Russian cruiser Moskva
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The Slava-class cruiser is armed with 16 S-300F Fort surface-to-air missiles.

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