Warships will patrol Arctic waters
From Times Wire Reports
Russia announced it is sending warships to patrol Arctic waters for the first time since the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Patrols by the Northern Fleet’s Severomorsk submarine destroyer and Marshal Ustinov missile cruiser will begin Thursday, Navy spokesman Igor Dygalo said.
Russia began sending aircraft carriers to the Mediterranean Sea in December and resumed long-range bomber patrols in August.
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