“I think I’m in a Soviet movie, one of those black and white ones they showed us in the 80s”
14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 15 June 2024 — This newspaper took advantage of the “only opportunity” that the Russian Navy offered Cubans to visit the hull of the frigate Gorshkov. The ship, 135 meters long, is anchored in the port of Havana next to the Kazan nuclear submarine, which was also accessible. Under the drizzle and wind, a line of hundreds of people waited their turn to climb onto the ship’s hull or to walk through the submarine’s hatches.
Both ships arrived on the island on June 12 as part of a Russian naval detachment , whose journey has caused an international stir. Umbrellas lined the port railing as the line, without the slightest hurry, moved forward. At noon, when the rain began to get worse, no one dared to walk on the Kazan anymore .
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