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Russia’s navy returns to Mediterranean, tracks near Gibraltar

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  • Russia’s navy returned to the Mediterranean off Italy after a two-month absence.
  • The convoy arrived in Tartus, Syria, carrying the Sparta, General Skobelev, Akademik Pashin and destroyer Admiral Levchenko.
  • Ships switched off AIS transponders before the Strait of Gibraltar, a practice the source says is systematic.
  • Italian Carabinieri frigate and British HMS Duncan, HMS St Albans and HMS Severn tracked the convoy.