Russian destroyer Smetlivy

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The Black Sea Fleet's task force group operating in eastern Mediterranean Sea off Syria comprises 15 vessels, including two frigates and a submarine, accompanied by various landing and auxiliary ships, the Russian Navy says.

The Defence Ministry of Moscow has alleged that an unnamed Turkish fishing vessel in the Aegean failed to respond to warning shots fired by the Russian destroyer Smetlivy in the Aegean Sea on December 13. The shots had been fired to avoid a collission.

A Russian patrol ship has fired warning shots at a Turkish fishing vessel to avert a collision in the northern Aegean Sea, the Defence Ministry in Moscow said on Sunday.   

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Dec. 13 one of its warships, the destroyer Smetlivy, had been forced to fire warning shots at a Turkish vessel in the Aegean Sea to avoid a collision and that it had summoned the Turkish military attache over the incident. 

Russia?s defense ministry said Sept. 24 that it will hold naval drills in the ?east Mediterranean? in September and October, as the West frets over a military buildup by Moscow in Syria.

The exercises include three warships from Russia?s Black Sea Fleet, including the Saratov landing ship, the Moskva guided missile cruiser and the Smetlivy destroyer, the ministry said in a statement.