Wall Street Journal: Russia Sent 10 Subs To The Atlantic At Once In 2019

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Sputnik: 10 Russian Subs Reportedly Sent to the Atlantic in 2019 for 'One of Largest Drills Since Cold War'

The Russian Defence Ministry has repeatedly underscored that any movement by the country’s naval vessels at sea is conducted in strict accordance with international norms.

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported that in late 2019, at least ten Russian submarines “slipped out of their bases on Russia’s Arctic coast and set an underwater course westward toward the North Atlantic”. The Russian Defence Ministry has not commented on the issue yet.

The newspaper cited NATO military officials as calling the deployment "one of the largest [naval] exercises since the Cold War", reflecting the Russian Navy’s “ambition not only to defend its homeland but also to project power into the Atlantic”.

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WNU Editor: Hate to bust the Wall Street Journal's bubble, but this is old news. WNU covered it last year .... Russia Conducting Major Submarine Exercises In The North Atlantic (October 30, 2019).

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