The Russian Navy warships will be obliged to protect Russian vessels, if they are obstructed on its route to Syria, said deputy head of Russian Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, infox.ru. reports.
The ships of the Northern and Baltic fleets were dispatched for practicing combat training missions in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, in collaboration with a group of warships of the Black Sea Fleet.
Previously, the Russian vessel Alaed carrying refurbished helicopters for Syria was forced by EU authorities to return back to Russia.