Russian Black Sea Fleet Practices MCM Operations
Crews of the Black Sea Fleet’s minesweepers practiced searching for and destroying mines in Black Sea waters, including shipping lanes during drills, the Fleet’s press office reported on Monday. “Amid…
Project 12700 Lev Chernavin Assigned to Baltic Fleet
By decision of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, “Lev Chernavin” will become part of the Baltic Fleet. The minesweeper ” Lev Chernavin ” was laid down on…
Russian Caspian Flotilla Now Under Centralized Control
All fleets and the Caspian Flotilla will be resubordinated directly to the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, this work is being completed, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.…
Northern Fleet Pilots Practice Air to Air Refueling in Arctic Drills
Pilots of MiG-31 interceptor fighters and Su-24 bombers of the Northern Fleet’s air regiment practiced mid-air refueling from an Il-78 aerial refueling tanker in drills, the Fleet’s press office reported…
Admiral Nakhimov Reactors to be Activated This Month
The physical launch of two reactors of the Admiral Nakhimov heavy nuclear missile cruiser (TARKR) of Project 11442M during repair and modernization at Sevmash is planned for the third ten…
Northern Fleet MiG-31s Practice Interception in Stratosphere
Northern Fleet MiG-31 fighters have practiced interception of a hypothetical enemy’s aircraft at an altitude of more than 13,000 meters over the Barents Sea, the fleet’s press service has said.…
Moscow No Longer Trusts Fleet Commanders
Four fleets and the Caspian flotilla of the Russian Navy will return to the direct subordination of the Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Evmenov by December 1, when the new academic…
Abkhazia Has Prepared a Port for the Russian Navy
In Abkhazia, a resolution has been prepared on the allocation of a land plot for basing ships of the Russian Navy in the Ochamchira port. ANNA-news writes about this with…
Nevsky Shipbuilding Launches New Russian Navy Tanker
At the Nevsky Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant ( enters the Joint Shipbuilding Corporation ), the launch of the middle sea tanker « Vasily Nikitin » took place. The new…