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A Russian military frigate “Admiral Gorshkov” docked in Cape Town harbour recently ahead of controversial military drills with South Africa, Russia and China. The Russian consulate in Cape Town tweeted a photo of the ship in the harbour, adding that it was on its way to Durban where it would take part in joint drills
A Russian military frigate “Admiral Gorshkov” docked in Cape Town harbour recently ahead of controversial military drills with South Africa, Russia and China. The Russian consulate in Cape Town tweeted a photo of the ship in the harbour, adding that it was on its way to Durban where it would take part in joint drills.
The joint exercises named “Mosi”, which means “smoke” in the local Tswana language, are scheduled for February 17 to 27 off the port cities of Durban and Richards Bay and would coincide with the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. More than 350 South African armed forces will take part in the exercises with an aim of sharing operational skills and knowledge with Russia and China. This is the second such exercise between the three naval forces.
The Zircon missile system on the Russian frigate is unique and has no equivalent, Russian President Vladimir Putin recently said at the launch of the warship. The ship will undertake training in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea.
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It may be recalled that South Africa did not condemn the invasion of Ukraine which has largely isolated Moscow on the international scene. South Africa asserted that it wanted to stay neutral. However, South Africa’s largest opposition group, the Democratic Alliance (DA), has denounced the joint drills.
