Fox News is now reporting a Russian warship is heading toward the two U.S. Navy destroyers parked in the Eastern Mediterranean that launched an airstrike on a Syrian airbase late Thursday night.
Fox News reports:
A Russian warship entered the eastern Mediterranean Friday and was heading toward the area where two U.S. Navy destroyers launched missile strikes into Syria, Fox News has learned.
The Russian frigate, Admiral Grigorovich RFS-494, crossed through the Bosphorus Strait “a few hours ago” from the Black Sea, according to a U.S. defense official.
he Russian warship is now in the eastern Mediterranean steaming in the direction of the U.S. warships.
The Admiral Grigorovich is armed with advanced Kalibr cruise missiles.
Russia has heavily criticized American “aggression” in Syria over the past 24 hours, following an airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump carried out Thursday evening. The strike came in response to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s reported use of chemical weapons to kill at least 70 men, women and children in the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun on Monday. Hundreds of others were wounded in the attack.
Fox News adds a Russian news agency claims the ship is heading for the Syrian port of Tartus on a routine voyage.
Check out a clip of Fox’s exclusive report below:
#BreakingNews: Russian warship enters Mediterranean heading for Navy destroyers. pic.twitter.com/h9P8wnhzl8
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