London. April 11. INTERFAX-The Russian reconnaissance ship "Ivan Khurs" has entered the Port of Sudan on the Red Sea, where a base of the Russian Navy is being created, the Asian OSINT resource, which publishes photos of it in the port, reported on social networks.
They show a Russian ship being moored to a dock in Sudan with the help of a port tug.
On March 30, the Ivan Khurs left the Black Sea for the Mediterranean, and then proceeded in the direction of the Suez Canal.
As reported by Interfax, on March 18, the Russian Navy's Stoyky missile corvette, accompanied by the Kola tanker, entered the Port of Sudan.
At the end of February, the Black Sea Fleet frigate Admiral Grigorovich entered Port Sudan for the first time.
As the press service of the Black Sea Fleet reported at the time, "the crew of the frigate Admiral Grigorovich of the Black Sea Fleet paid a visit to the Port of Sudan, where, under an agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Sudan, a logistics support point for the Russian Navy (Navy) will be established."
According to the fleet, the presence of a logistics support point (PMTO) on the territory of Sudan) The Russian Navy meets the goals of maintaining peace and stability in the region, is defensive in nature and is not directed against other states.
In December 2020, it became known that Russia and Sudan signed an agreement on the establishment of a Russian Navy PMTO in the Red Sea in Sudan.
A commission of the Russian Defense Ministry visited Sudan within the framework of a bilateral agreement on the establishment of the PMTO, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov told Interfax on February 9. "The reconnaissance commission, which worked there, went out, clarified the technical capabilities and the necessary volume of auxiliary buildings and structures," Ivanov said.
