News of the day

04.20.2010 BF frigate Neustrashimy returned to Baltiysk from long cruise
Baltic Fleet (BF) frigate Neustrashimy headed by Capt 1 rank Alexei Apanovich returned to Baltiysk Apr 20 after counter-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden and off Horn of Africa.

04.16.2010 BSF flagship cruiser Moskva left Suez Canal behind
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) flagship Guard missile cruiser Moskva has passed Suez Canal and heads for Indian Ocean.

04.14.2010 Large ASW ship Marshal Shaposhnikov and USS Farragut carried out anti-piracy drill in the Gulf of Aden
Pacific Fleet (PF) large ASW ship Marshal Shaposhnikov and USS Farragut conducted anti-piracy drill in the Gulf of Aden.

04.13.2010 Marshal Shaposhnikov escorts her second convoy
Pacific Fleet (PF) task unit headed by large ASW ship Marshal Shaposhnikov started escorting convoy of 12 ships through the Gulf of Aden.

04.09.2010 BSF flagship Guard missile cruiser Moskva to start long-range cruise today
On Apr 9 Black Sea Fleet (BSF) flagship Guard missile cruiser Moskva will sail off Sevastopol to start a long-range cruise to Indian Ocean.

04.07.2010 K-159 'pierced the bottom like a dart', she could be lifted –researchers
Scotch company ADUS by agreement with the Russian Federation conducted a research and made sonar images of Russian NF nuclear submarine K-159 sunken in 2003 in the Barents Sea to find out whether it is possible to lift the sub.

04.06.2010 Reasons of Bulava faults to get out on May 30, trials to continue in summer
On May 30 the interagency committee will promulgate outputs and proposals based on inquiry findings of SLBM Bulava faults.

04.05.2010 NF flagship cruiser Petr Veliky sailed through La Manche for the first time
Northern Fleet' (NF) flagship heavy nuclear-powered cruiser Petr Veliky firstly in her history sailed through La Manche on Apr 4.

04.03.2010 Large ASW ship Severomorsk and French destroyer conduct exercise in the Barents Sea
Northern Fleet's (NF) large ASW ship Severomorsk and French frigate Chevalier Paul Saturday sailed off Severomorsk to conduct exercise in NF training range at the Barents Sea.

04.02.2010 Aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov to be upgraded at Sevmash
Northern Fleet's Project 1143.5 heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov will be modernized at Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk.

04.01.2010 BSF may lose several ships and get no new ones in 2010
Black Sea Fleet ships – large ASW ship Ochakov and diesel submarine B-380 Svyatoi Kniaz Georgy are being prepared for decommission; same perspective is planned for large ASW ship Kerch, hospital ship Yenisei, ocean-going transport Turgai, cable ship Setun and ocean-going arms transport General Riabikov.

03.31.2010 BSF Deputy Chief of Support Services died during terrorist attack in Moscow subway
Capt 1 rank Viktor Ginkut, Black Sea Fleet (BSF) Deputy Chief of Support Services died on March 29 in Moscow in consequence of terrorist attack in subway station Park Kultury.

03.30.2010 Russian Navy deploys forces for large-scale exercise
Russian Navy deploys forces to conduct the largest exercise in recent years.

03.25.2010 Russian companies to subsidize overhaul of British cruiser
Russian companies working in the UK raised somewhat $400,000 for repair of British cruiser HMS Belfast which was rewarded by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on March 19.

03.23.2010 Cambodian-flagged vessel was arrested at Far East
Russian Coast Guard ship arrested Cambodian-flagged vessel Brig-1 for violation of Russian state border and on suspicion in illegal crabbing.

03.22.2010 Accident probably happened to PF ship
On March 21 Pacific Fleet (PF) command post received distress signal from large reconnaissance ship Pribaltika deployed in Korea Strait westward of Japanese island Kyushu.

03.19.2010 New Ukrainian Navy Commander: profile
Mikhail Yezhel, Ukrainian Minister of Defense introduced new Navy Commander Vice Admiral Viktor Maksimov on March 18 at Navy HQ in Sevastopol.

03.15.2010 Russian Navy extradited 7 pirates to Somaliland
Russian servicemen extradited seven arrested pirates to coastguard of self-declared state of Somaliland on Saturday.

03.10.2010 There's nothing wrong with Mistral buy – vice premier Ivanov
For Russia considerably lagged in surface shipbuilding there's nothing wrong with purchase of French Mistral-class helicopter carrier, said Russian vice premier Sergei Ivanov.

03.09.2010 BSF flagship to pay first-ever visit to Vladivostok
In May 2010 flagship of Black Sea Fleet guided missile cruiser Moskva along with support vessel arrives to Vladivostok to participate in operational strategic exercise Vostok-2010 jointly with Pacific Fleet ships.