Russian warship on its way to Syria

Russian warship Grisha class Corvette 617 “Mirazh” passes the bosphorus on its way to Syria on October 7, 2016 in Istanbul. A Russian warship “Mirage” on Friday passed through Istanbul’s Bosphorus strait, heading to the Mediterranean to join Moscow’s operations against Islamic State (IS) group, AFP journalists reported. The corvette, which left the Russian port of Sevastopol on Thursday, is a small vessel whose mission is to protect navy ships from other ships or submarines.