Two Russian war ships in Trinco

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Two Russian Naval Ships, ‘Varyag’ and ‘Boris Butoma’, arrived at the port of Trincomalee on Friday on a goodwill visit and will stay until Tuesday (08), the navy headquarters said.

Varyag is a guard missile cruiser, which is 187 meters in length. It has a displacement of 9,360 tons and consists of a complement of 529 naval personnel that include 65 officers and 464 sailors. The ship is commanded by Captain 1st Rank Alexander V. Potapov.

Boris Butoma is a replenishment vessel, which is 162 meters in length. It has a displacement of 24,450 tons and a crew of 75 seamen. The ship is commanded by Mr. Sergey A. Bondar.

The ships belong to the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy and are sailing under the command of Captain 1st Rank Igor V. Symolyak. They will stay in Sri Lanka till October 08 and the crew members are scheduled to take part in a special programme arranged by the Sri Lanka Navy during their stay in Sri Lanka enhancing the friendly relations between the two navies, it added.

Comments - 12

Oliver Sunday, 06 October 2013 08:22 AM

A hearty welcome to our true friends in the world! We love you!

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citizenJ Sunday, 06 October 2013 08:44 AM

Welcome to our wonderful country.

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MagodisThuma Sunday, 06 October 2013 10:23 AM

No warships came when there was war !

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dalu banda Sunday, 06 October 2013 11:05 AM

we can accommodate a fleet of war ships in Trico in your winter.

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ANTON Sunday, 06 October 2013 01:44 PM

I THINK RUSSIANS ARE MORE SMARTER THAN AMERICANS.

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Yuri Sunday, 06 October 2013 02:14 PM

What did you bring to out nation ? we are are nation always waiting help from other countries

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chathumina Sunday, 06 October 2013 03:22 PM

India sooo anger!!!

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larief Sunday, 06 October 2013 11:44 PM

Very good show. Now more and more pressure will come on minorities form Moda Wansas families . Obviously Russia is true friend of Sri Lanka I would say more than China.

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Goshi Monday, 07 October 2013 12:56 AM

Nice to see the flagship of the Pacific fleet in trinco. Russia can use our ports to link the pacific fleet with the Mediterranean task force. True friends are always welcome !!

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srilankan Monday, 07 October 2013 04:14 AM

Russia, you are the saver of small countries from ruthless westerns(best example : Syria). Welcome to SL.

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Gamini Monday, 07 October 2013 04:23 AM

Welcome to Sri Lanka. We love you, Russia.

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Shashika Tuesday, 08 October 2013 11:08 AM

If that so, whole citizens including you & me should take the full responcible as that means we have not done enough to our country...So it is good try to create some thing adding value to the country rather just talking...

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