While the Smolny was in the Cape Town harbour, Russia killed scores of Ukrainians in missile attacks. Later this month, South Africa is expected to welcome a long-range Russian bomber at Africa's largest air show.
Listen to this article 9 min Listen to this article 9 min The Ukrainian community in South Africa is outraged at South Africa hosting a Russian Navy ship in Cape Town while the Russian military killed scores of Ukrainians, including children, in a major spike in missile attacks over the past week.
The Russian naval training ship Smolny, part of the Baltic Fleet, quietly visited Cape Town harbour on 29 August. It left again on 1 September, according to unofficial naval sources. While in Cape Town its officers visited Simon's Town to meet the senior command of the South African Navy, said the Russian consulate general in Cape Town in a post on X.
Today, 🇷🇺"Smolny" training ship arrived in the port of Cape Town. The program of the visit includes the "Smolny"'s command meeting with colleagues from the SA Main Naval Base in Simon's Town. The ship's arrival is aimed at strengthening naval ties between Russia and South Africa. pic.twitter.com/eqe06tfZG0-- ΓK PΦ ʙ Keйπᴛayʜe (@RusConsCapetown) August 29, 2024
"During the stop, the crew will replenish water, fuel and food supplies and perform technical inspection of the ship," the Baltic Fleet's spokesperson told the official Russian news...
