MediterraneanSea

Black SeaBosphorus Straits

Beirut

Adana Incirlik Airbase

Ankara

Konya Airbase

Malatya Airbase

Diyarbakir Airbase

Batman Airbase

Kahramranmaras

Gaziantep

Samsun

Trabzon

Istanbul

Izmir

Mersin

31 MAY Kalibr Cruise Missile Strike

S-400 Range IVO Latakia & Masyaf*

S-300 Range IVO Latakia & Tartous*

P-800 Onyx Anti-Ship Missile

Range

Kalibr Cruise Missile

Range

Russian Maritime Supply Route From

Black Sea *Measured At 250 KM

23 JUN Kalibr Cruise Missile Strike

*Russia deployed an additional seven S-300 systems to Syria in November 2016. Their precise

locations are unknown.Bassel al Assad

International Airport

Military Airbase

MAP LEGEND

14 SEP Kalibr Cruise Missile Strike

22 SEP Kalibr Cruise Missile Strike

05 SEP Kalibr Cruise Missile Strike

05 OCT Kalibr Cruise Missile Strike

Latakia

TartousPalmyra

Deir ez-Zour

Homs

Damascus

Shayrat Airbase

Ar-Raqqa

HamaUqayribat

HasakaAleppo

Dera’a

Qamishli

Maysaf

Ayn al-Asad Airbase

Al Qa’im

Mosul

Q-West Airbase

Tal Afar

JerusalemAmman

Tel Aviv

The Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Permanent Mediterranean Task Force

Research by Charles Frattini III & Genevieve Casagrande

Illustrations by Charles Frattini III

Grigorovich-class Frigate “Admiral Grigorovich”* *

Moma-class Intelligence Ship “Kildin”

Ships of Russia’s Mediterranean Task Force

The Mediterranean Task Force (MTF) is permanently based out of Tartous, Syria and incorporates approximately 15 ships. The MTF additionally incorporates one unidentified Grachonok-class anti-sabateur ship, one unidentified fuel

tanker, and roughly 4-5 unidentified small support ships.

Grisha-class Corvette “Aleksandrovets”

*Denotes ships currently stationed in Sevastopol, Ukraine

*Denotes Kalibr Cruise Missile Capabilities

As of October 10, 2017

Tapir-class Landing Ship “Nikolai Filchenkov”

Ropucha-class Landing Ship

Vishnya-class Intelligence Ship “Vasliy Tatischev”

Natya-class Minesweeper “Valentin Pikul” *

Krivak-class Frigate “Pytlivyy”

Grisha-class Corvette “Suzdalets”

Kilo-class Submarine “Veliky Novogorod” *

Kilo-class Submarine “Kolpino” *

Syria

Turkey

Greece

Georgia

Iraq

Jordan

Saudi Arabia

Israel

Egypt

Lebanon

Cyprus