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26 Oct, 4 tweets, 3 min read
The Russian MoD said that naval infantrymen from the Northern Fleet's Vice-Admiral Kulakov destroyer conducted a VBSS mission to free sailors on the Panamanian Lucia ship from pirates today in the Gulf of Guinea after receiving a distress call.
tvzvezda.ru/news/202110252…
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The Russian MoD released a video of the VBSS operation in the Gulf of Guinea from the Vice-Admiral Kulakov. The crew locked themselves in an isolated cabin, and the pirates reportedly fled after a Russian Ka-27 helicopter hovered over the ship. 3/
The crew of 22 of the Panamanian-flagged Lucia included one Russian, one Romanian, and 20 Ukrainians. 4/
tass.com/defense/1354353

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