According to the state-run TASS, the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy has confirmed that Russian warships have entered the Red Sea following isolated incidents of some Chinese and Russian vessels being attacked by Houthis.
The Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy has acknowledged that it dispatched a number of its warships via the Bab al-Mandab Strait and into the Red Sea while Houthi strikes against international shipping are still going on and the US-led military coalition is still patrolling the waterways.According to sources in the Russian military ministry, the Russian cruiser Varyag and the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov are taking part in the patrol mission. It is not yet known, though, if other support boats are involved.
According to Bloomberg, Russia and China have struck a shipping deal with the Houthis, ensuring safe vessel transits by promising political backing at the United Nations Security Council for the group.
The warships are doing "assigned tasks within th...
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