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Russia evacuated its naval vessels from the Tartus military base, with the Admiral Grigorovich frigate and Engineer Trubin cargo ship departing for the Mediterranean Sea.

Tartus, Ukraine
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Kyiv Post Ukrinform Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

On Dec. 8, the Admiral Grigorovich frigate of Russia's Black Sea Fleet and the Engineer Trubin cargo ship of the Northern Fleet departed Tartus for the Mediterranean Sea.

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

The Russians are pulling their warships from the Syrian base in Tartus, transferring weapons and military equipment by air from the Khmeimim base.

Russian frigate and cargo ship left Port of Tartus

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russia withdrew two ships, the frigate Admiral Grygorovych and the cargo ship Inzhenier Trubin, from the Tartus Naval Base

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