Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder states he has NO INFORMATION
5 OCT, 02:57
Kremlin mum on purported transfer of Black Sea Fleet ships to Novorossiysk
Earlier, Abkhazian President Aslan Bzhaniya said that a permanent base of the Russian Navy would soon be set up in the Ochamchira district of Abkhazia under an agreement signed
MOSCOW, October 5. /TASS/. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday declined to comment on the purported transfer of many Black Sea Fleet ships from Sevastopol to Novorossiysk.
"No, I cannot comment on this in any way," the Russian presidential spokesman told reporters.
"No, I cannot comment on this in any way," the Russian presidential spokesman told reporters.
"Naturally, the issues related to the stationing of our units, our ships and our formations are the issues that are within the competence of the Defense Ministry," Peskov said, replying to a question about the purported transfer of Black Sea Fleet ships and plans to set up a Russian naval base in Abkhazia.
Earlier, Abkhazian President Aslan Bzhaniya said in an interview with the daily Izvestia that a permanent base of the Russian Navy would soon be set up in the Ochamchira district of Abkhazia under an agreement signed.
Earlier, Abkhazian President Aslan Bzhaniya said in an interview with the daily Izvestia that a permanent base of the Russian Navy would soon be set up in the Ochamchira district of Abkhazia under an agreement signed.
5 OCT, 07:14
Russian Navy base in Abkhazia to bolster defense capabilities — senator
Viktor Bondarev also recalled that Ochamchira Bay had been used throughout the 2000s as a joint base for civilian ships and boats of the Abkhazian Navy
MOSCOW, October 5. /TASS/. The permanent base for Russian Navy ships that will be established in Abkhazia’s Ochamchira Bay will help improve the defense capabilities of the two countries, head of the Russian Federation Council (the upper house of parliament) Committee on Defense and Security Viktor Bondarev said.
"Amid the ongoing geopolitical events, it [the base] will increase the defense capabilities of both Russia and Abkhazia," the senator wrote on his Telegram channel.
He also recalled that Ochamchira Bay had been used throughout the 2000s as a joint base for civilian ships and boats of the Abkhazian Navy. "Now, there are patrol ships and coast guard boats of the FSB Border Guard Service there," Bondarev wrote.
Earlier, the republic's President Aslan Bzhania said in an interview with Izvestia that an agreement had been signed to set up a new permanent home base for the Russian Navy in Abkhazia.
"Amid the ongoing geopolitical events, it [the base] will increase the defense capabilities of both Russia and Abkhazia," the senator wrote on his Telegram channel.
He also recalled that Ochamchira Bay had been used throughout the 2000s as a joint base for civilian ships and boats of the Abkhazian Navy. "Now, there are patrol ships and coast guard boats of the FSB Border Guard Service there," Bondarev wrote.
Earlier, the republic's President Aslan Bzhania said in an interview with Izvestia that an agreement had been signed to set up a new permanent home base for the Russian Navy in Abkhazia.
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