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June 1, 2021 (Microsoft Translation) – Today, the main base of the Northern Fleet – Severomorsk – held a solemn ceremony of the first lifting of the Russian Navy flag on the latest serial high-speed transport and landing boat of the type “BK-16” project 02510. The ceremony was led by the Chief of Staff of the Northern Fleet, Rear Admiral…
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June xx, 2021 (Microsoft Translation) – Today, the fourth-generation Kazan nuclear submarine cruiser of the Yasen-M project arrived at its permanent base in the Northern Fleet. Rear Admiral Vladimir Vorobyev, the chief of staff of the Northern Fleet, representatives of the Command of the Red Banner Submarine Forces of the Northern Fleet, the closed administrative and territorial formation of Saozersk,…
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May 31, 2021 (Google Translation) – The Northern Fleet’s search and rescue forces are completing preparations for the annual joint Russian-Norwegian Barents exercise in early June in the Barents Sea. The main objectives of the exercise are to work out joint actions in the search and rescue of people in distress at sea, to prevent oil products from polluting the…
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May 28, 2021 (Google Translation) – In the Barents Sea, in the training ranges of the Northern Fleet’s heavy nuclear missile cruiser (TARCR), The Heavy Nuclear Missile Cruiser (TARCR) of the Northern Fleet, interacted with the aircraft and helicopters of the Air Force and Air Defense Army, began to perform combat training tasks. During the first phase of the training…
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May 24, 2021 (Google Translation) – In the Barents Sea, ships of the Northern Fleet, led by the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Peter the Great, took part in interspecies exercise. It involved more than 10 minesweepers, small anti-submarine and missile ships, submarines, helicopters and anti-submarine aircraft, as well as members of the special forces unit to combat the submarine saboteurs…
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March 9, 2021 (Google Translation) – The frigate of the Northern Fleet Admiral Kasatonov, as part of a long-distance campaign, made a business visit to Limassol of the Republic of Cyprus. Russian sailors entered the foreign port the day before, on March 8. The visit of Russian sailors will last until March 10. During this time, the crew of the…
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February 9, 2020 (Google Translation) – This morning the missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov left the main base of the Northern Fleet – Severomorsk – to carry out complex combat training tasks at sea. In addition, the cruiser will work out a number of tasks related to ensuring the safety of navigation in the Arctic zone of responsibility of the Northern…
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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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