Delivering three MI-25 attack helicopters to Syria

Syria: Russia sends back ship loaded with helicopters

By Roland Oliphant, Moscow, Ruth Sherlock in Beirut and Adrian Blomfield in Jerusalem

Moscow has announced a cargo ship would deliver weapons to Syria under the Russian national flag despite being forced to abandon its voyage when Britain withdrew insurance cover

But the vessel, now bound for the port of Murmansk, will be re-flagged under Russian colours and then sent to Syria to complete the delivery. "[The helicopters] are the property of the Syrian side and must be returned to the Syrian Arab Republic after repairs," said a foreign ministry spokesman in Moscow.

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