According to eyewitnesses reports the large landing ship 151 Azov passed through the Bosphorus on her latest Southbound journey.
I have made the following list to help us track the recent deployments of Russian ships through Turkish Straits.
| Date | Number | Name | Direction |
| 27/12/12 | 151 | Azov | Southbound |
| 27/12/12 | 152 | Nikolay Filchenkov | Southbound |
| 01/01/13 | 142 | Novocharkassk | Southbound |
| 09/01/13 | 152 | Nikolay Filchenkov | Northbound |
| 09/01/13 | 151 | Azov | Northbound |
| 12/01/13 | 142 | Novocharkassk | Northbound |
| 14/01/13 | 102 | Kaliningrad | Northbound |
| 14/01/13 | 110 | Alexander Shabalin | Northbound |
| 16/01/13 | 151 | Azov | Southbound |
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