Istanbul. April 12. INTERFAX-A large landing ship (BDK) of the Russian Black Sea Fleet "Novocherkassk" on Monday, after passing the Bosphorus, entered the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, local information portals reported, publishing photos of its passage through the strait.
Judging by the image of the European Copernicus satellite, which was previously published on Twitter by the OSINT-1 resource, this is the fifth Russian BDK, which is now located in the Mediterranean Sea.
According to the image, as of April 8, in the area of the Russian Navy base in the Syrian port of Tartus, there were two BDK of the Baltic Fleet and two BDK of the Northern Fleet.
Currently, a Russian squadron consisting of more than ten warships and auxiliary vessels operates on a permanent basis in the Mediterranean Sea.
