The Ministry of Defense stated in a statement that the frigate 'Cristóbal Colón' will carry out 'protection and air defense' missions and will help with 'the evacuation of any civilian personnel'. On Thursday, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto announced that his country will soon send naval assets along with other European countries to defend Cyprus. Madrid - AFP The Spanish Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday that it would send a frigate on a 'protection' mission to Cyprus, which will accompany the French aircraft carrier 'Charles de Gaulle' as well as Greek and Italian ships, after a British military base on the island was attacked by Iranian drones amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. The minister announced to the deputies: 'For this reason, we will send, together with Spain, France and the Netherlands, in the coming days'.
