MOSCOW, October 13 (RIA Novosti) - A naval task force from Russia's Northern Fleet, led by the nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky, is leaving the Libyan capital, Tripoli, after a three-day official visit, a Navy spokesman said on Monday. The task force, comprising the nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy (Peter the Great), the large ASW ship Admiral Chabanenko, and support ships, left a naval base in northern Russia on September 22, and arrived in Tripoli last Saturday. It was later joined in the Mediterranean by the Neustrashimy (Fearless) missile frigate from Russia's Baltic Fleet. "The Russian warships are concluding a three-day visit to Tripoli. Having replenished fuel, water and food supplies...the ships will continue training in the Mediterranean," the spokesman said. After training at sea and some...
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