Damn those Russkies... They're quick!

[link to interfax.ru]

^^^This^^^ means the Russian fleet, however quite small one, is in days of achieving Syria's shores and its naval base over there -- things are geting increasingly interesting, to say at least...

Traslation from the link:
Moscow. On December 30 INTERFAX.RU - Pilots of carrier-based aircraft of the Northern Fleet continue to improve their flying skills in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the Defense Ministry.

"Over the past day were carried out 12 flights of Su-33 aircraft coming from the deck of a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser of the Northern Fleet "Admiral Kuznetsov". Another 3 of the flight crew made the ship helicopters" - said in a statement posted on the site of the military.

See the original material on [link to interfax.ru]