Russian battleship passes through Dardanelles en route to Mediterranean
ÇANAKKALE – Doğan News Agency
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A Russian battleship passed through the Dardanelles en route to the Mediterranean, minutes after Turkish F-16s shot down a Russian fighter jet due to an airspace violation.A Russian warship named “Yamal” entered the Dardanelles Strait off northwestern Turkey at 10 a.m. on Nov. 24, shortly after Turkish jets shot down a Russian SU-24 near the Syrian border for violating Turkish airspace at 9.24 a.m.
The “Yamal” had crossed the 36-mile strait by 1 p.m. and continued its route toward the Mediterranean.