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November 21, 2020 (Google Translation) – Today, two crews of long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 of the Northern Fleet performed a planned flight over the neutral waters of the Arctic Ocean. The flight duration was about 12 hours. During this time, the aircraft overcame a route with a length of over 7 thousand kilometers. The route ran over the waters of…
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September 14, 2020 (Google Translation) – The first serial frigate of Project 22350 “Admiral of the Kasatonov Fleet”, which was accepted into the Navy on July 21, 2020, is sent to the main base of the Northern Fleet. The ship is now passing the Norwegian Sea and arrival in Severomorsk was September 15th. The frigate Admiral of the Fleet Kasatonov…
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September 10, 2020 (Google Translation) – The second detachment of the complex expedition of the Northern Fleet and the Russian Geographical Society to the Arctic, operating on the Ilya Muromets icebreaker in the Laptev Sea, discovered important historical artifacts in Simsa Bay. At the headland of the southern coast of the bay, researchers found seven 17th century coins and a…
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July 28, 2020 (Google Translation) – A detachment of ships and support vessels of the Northern Fleet completed the tasks of anti-sabotage defense in the Barents Sea A detachment of ships and support vessels of the Northern Fleet under the leadership of Vice-Admiral Oleg Golubev, Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet, began to work out the assigned tasks in the…
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July 27, 2020 (Google Translation) – Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, made a planned working trip to Severodvinsk. During his working trip, the commander-in-chief checked the progress of construction and testing of nuclear submarines at the Sevmash enterprise. Also at Sevmash, Admiral Nikolay Evmenov held a working meeting on nuclear submarine building. The meeting was attended by representatives…
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July 6, 2020 (TASS) – Project 22350 frigate Admiral Kasatonov will enter service with the Russian Navy in July, Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov said in an interview with the Defense Ministry’s Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper on Monday. “Currently, the second frigate of this Project, the Admiral Kasatonov, is completing trials and will enter service with the Navy in July,” the…
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June 28, 2020 (Google Translation) – Frigate of the Northern Fleet “Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov” went to the White Sea after the completion of planned maintenance at the enterprises of the ship repair complex in Severodvinsk. In the near future, the crew of the frigate will check the functioning of all ship systems and mechanisms…
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May 29, 2020 (Google Translation) – The crew of the flagship of the Northern Fleet – the Petr Velikiy heavy nuclear missile cruiser – has completed preparations for going to sea, which is scheduled for next week. A test of the crew’s readiness to carry out combat training missions at sea was conducted under the leadership of the commander of…
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May 5, 2020 (Google Translation) – Today, the Marshal Ustinov missile cruiser left the main base of the Northern Fleet – Severomorsk in the Barents Sea to work out planned combat training tasks. The ship’s crew will carry out a series of artillery firing at sea and air targets at naval training ranges of the fleet during naval exercises on…
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April 27, 2020 (Google Translation) – The hydrographic vessel of project 865 “Romuald Muklevich” completed the repair and modernization in Kronstadt and is making the transition to the Northern Fleet. Last week, the ship passed the Baltic Straits and entered the North Sea. Currently, it continues to transition in the Norwegian Sea. Upon arrival in the Kola Bay, which is…
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