Russia sends seventh anti-piracy flotilla to Gulf of Aden

A Russian naval task force has arrived in the Gulf of Aden to patrol for pirates, replacing a previous flotilla that had been stationed in the area since September last year.A spokesman for the Russian Pacific Fleet told RIA Novosti that the task force includes the Udaloy class destroyer Admiral Tributs, the Pechenega tanker and a rescue tugboat. The Admiral Tributs previously took part in the mission in 2009.“The seventh task force has arrived in the designated area of the Gulf of Aden

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