However, the base has always seen a Russian submarine unless there have been brief calls at nearby friendly ports. Tartus is key to Russia's influence and military arsenal in Africa and the Middle ...

Losing Tartus for good would be a significant blow to Moscow's navy — including its capable submarine force — which relies on the warm-water port to project power across the region and beyond.

The port in Tartus hosts two Russian Gorskhov class frigates, one Grigorovich class frigate, two auxiliaries and an Improved-Kilo class submarine, according to Naval News.

Russia's last submarine in the Mediterranean, the Improved Kilo Class Noborossiysk (B-61), has left its base in Tartus, Syria, marking a significant shift in Moscow's naval presence in the region ...

As of the end of November, five russian ships and one submarine were based in Tartus. Among them were two frigates of the project 22350 type "Admiral Gorshkov", one frigate of the project 11356Р ...

Five large Russian military vessels and a submarine were visible in the port in satellite images captured on Dec. 5 ... No cargo ships have entered or departed from Tartus since at least ...

Russia no longer has any submarines in the Mediterranean Sea after they withdrew their last remaining one, the Novorossiysk, from Syria on January 2.

Naval News said Russia’s Novorossiysk (B-61) submarine departed Tartus on Jan. 2, whose movement through the Strait of Gibraltar, the gate out of the Mediterranean Sea toward the Atlantic Ocean, was ...

Putin SUBMARINE seen in channel in another Russian show of force ... The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major, reportedly sent to evacuate Tartus, sank in the Mediterranean last month. 8.