"The Russian army told President Vladimir Putin that he was communicating with the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle en route to the eastern Mediterranean Sea in the fight against the terrorist organization of the Islamic State, they have been established ". This is what the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced.
Russia and France, therefore, have never been so close in the last 50 years. Until a few months ago, due to the "Mistral" affair between the two countries, the cold fell with practically interrupted diplomatic relations (due to the Ukrainian question).
The recent attacks and the blood of their respective victims have brought Paris and Moscow closer. The gift of Dobrynia then, the Malinois puppy donated by the Russians to the French to take the place of heroin Diesel, was the last gesture (extremely appreciated by the military).
Russian Naval Force committed against the Islamic State
In the anti-terrorist operation in Syria, ten warships have been deployed. Six of these are in the Mediterranean. Recall that the Tartus naval base on the Mediterranean coast of Syria is protected by five warships with the class-launched missile cruiser at its head Glory, the "Moskva".
In the next few hours the class destroyer Udaloy "Vice-Admiral Kulakov" from the Northern Fleet and the "small missile launcher" class Nanuchka "Mirazh" from the Black Sea will reach the launching position.
In the Mediterranean, Moscow also has five submarines. One of these, the "Rostov-on-Don", entered the history of the Russian Navy for having launched, for the first time in a real operational context, cruise missiles against enemy targets in Syria.
The Caspian War Flotilla participates with missile attacks from the sea with the class launcher frigate Gepard "Dagestan" and with the class corvettes Buyan, "Grad Sviyazhsk", "Uglich" and "Veliky Ustyug".
French Naval Force committed against the Islamic State
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will be in the optimal launch position in less than 48 hours. It is escorted by the class frigate Horizon "Chevalier Paul", from the Belgian missile class frigate Karel Doorman, "Leopold I", from the class anti-submarine frigate Georges Leygues "La Motte-Piquet" usually delayed in Brest, by the supplier "Marna" and by the leader of the class Aquitaine. Complete the Battle Group of the De Gaulle the English class destroyer Daring "HMS Defender" and the Australian class missile frigate Adelaide, the "HMAS Melbourne".
Finally, in the Mediterranean, a nuclear-powered French submarine (part of the Da Battaglia Group de Gaulle) is already in the attack position. It will be the last carrier to rejoin the surface ships.
