HAVANA - A Russian antisubmarine destroyer and two logistical warships docked in Cuba yesterday. The arrival was nonmilitary, an extension of a tour that has included stops in Venezuela and Panama.Russians sailors in white and tan dress uniforms stood at attention on the deck of the Admiral Chabanenko destroyer, which sailed into Havana Bay amid a cloud of gray smoke.The ships will be moored here until Tuesday and the crew planned a tour of Havana that includes a trip to a naval school.">HAVANA - A Russian antisubmarine destroyer and two logistical warships docked in Cuba yesterday. The arrival was nonmilitary, an extension of a tour that has included stops in Venezuela and Panama.Russians sailors in white and tan dress uniforms stood at attention on the deck of the Admiral Chabanenko destroyer, which sailed into Havana Bay amid a cloud of gray smoke.The ships will be moored here until Tuesday and the crew planned a tour of Havana that includes a trip to a naval school.">

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HAVANA - A Russian antisubmarine destroyer and two logistical warships docked in Cuba yesterday. The arrival was nonmilitary, an extension of a tour that has included stops in Venezuela and Panama.

Russians sailors in white and tan dress uniforms stood at attention on the deck of the Admiral Chabanenko destroyer, which sailed into Havana Bay amid a cloud of gray smoke.

The ships will be moored here until Tuesday and the crew planned a tour of Havana that includes a trip to a naval school.

A ceremonial Cuban cannon fired a gun salute, and a naval band waiting on a cruise ship dock played the Russian and Cuban national anthems.

It marked the first time Russian military ships have visited Cuba since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Source: www.boston.com/news/world/latinamerica/articles/2008/12/20/

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