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| SSV-201 intelligence ship Priazovye |
Russia sends intelligence ship to Syria coast.(VOR).
Russia has sent a reconnaissance vessel from its Black Sea fleet to the coast off Syria, a report said Monday, as Moscow anxiously watches Western plans for military action against the Damascus regime, a report said Monday.
The SSV-201 intelligence ship Priazovye on Sunday evening started its voyage "to the appointed region of military service in the eastern Mediterranean," a military source told the Interfax news agency.
"The crew have the mission... of collecting operative information in the region of an escalating conflict," it added.
The source also said that the ship had been prepared for the mission with very short notice.
The SSV Priazovye will not join the Mediterranean tactical force of the Russian Navy, it will instead perform the tasks assigned to it by the General Staff," the source said.
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