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July 25, 2021 (Google Translation) – Within the framework of the ceremonial acceptance of the second stage of the Museum and Historical Park “Island of Forts”, the opening of the historical site “From a steamboat to a nuclear-powered ship” took place. The second stage of the historical park contains new sites; a historical zone has been created here, telling about…
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In early November, an acceptance certificate was signed for a special-purpose boat of the Grachonok project for the Federal Service of the National Guard of the Russian Federation. On July 15, at the Vympel Shipyard JSC, the ceremonial laying of the project 21980 Grachonok special-purpose boat took place on the order of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.…
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June 16, 2021 (Google Translation) – At the X International Naval Salon in St. Petersburg, which will be held from June 23 to 27, visitors will be able to see the newest ships of the Russian Navy. For the first time, the ship of the Pacific Fleet of the project 20385 corvette “Greming” will be presented at the berths of…
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May 28, 2021 (Google Translation) – JSC PO Sevmash (part of USC) has signed two new state contracts with the Ministry of Defense for servicing nuclear submarines of the Borey and Borei-A projects of the Northern and Pacific fleets. The works are designed for three years – from 2021 to 2023. We are talking about submarine missile carriers built at…
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April 13, 2020 (Google Translation) – A detachment of ships of the Caspian Flotilla continued the inter-fleet passage to the Black Sea after stopping at the roadstead in Rostov-on-Don. On the way along the Volga-Don Canal with a length of more than 100 kilometers, warships overcame 13 locks. The ships passed Volgograd, Kalach-na-Donu, Volgodonsk, Semikarakorsk. As part of the control…
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April 6, 2020 (Google Translation) – On March 8, KNM Thor Heyerdahl left the naval base at Haakonsvern. Since then, they have operated along the Norwegian coast with special focus on Nordland, Troms and Finnmark, as well as the Barents Sea north-east of Finnmark. We have spent some time in the Barents Sea this Easter where we have used our…
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March 31, 2021 (TASS) – A staff member of the Russian Embassy in Italy has been detained in Rome, the Russian diplomatic mission confirmed on Wednesday. “We confirm that on March 30 an employee from the military attache’s office was detained in Rome. The circumstances of the incident are being clarified. We believe it is inappropriate to comment on the…
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March 19, 2021 (Google Translation) – On the day of the 115th anniversary of the Russian submarine fleet, the team of the Admiralty Shipyards (part of the USC) laid flowers at the commemorative sign “100th anniversary of the Russian submarine forces.” For nearly a hundred years, the Admiralty Shipyards have been the flagship of the Russian submarine building industry. Serial…
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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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