08/24/2008
Russian ship returns from Georgian coast to base in Ukraine
One more Russian ship returned Saturday from Georgian waters to the Black Sea Fleet's base in the Ukrainian port of Sevastopol.
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08/24/2008
Russian troops to patrol Georgian port of Poti - Gen.Staff
Russian troops will patrol the Georgian Black Sea port of Poti, the deputy chief of Russia's General Staff said at a news conference Saturday.
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08/23/2008
Two Russians reported on board captured ship in Somalia
Pirates have seized a vessel in Somalia with two Russian nationals among crewmembers, the International Maritime Bureau said Friday.
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08/23/2008
Investigating sunken Russian submarine
In 1989 the Russian nuclear submarine vessel “Komsomolets” sank outside of Bjørnøya in the Barents Sea. Now Russian and Norwegian scientists are investigation the condition of the ship, which is situated 1700 meters below sea level.
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08/23/2008
All military cooperation is suspended
This week the Russian Ministry of Defence has informed the Norwegian Ministry of Defence that all planned military cooperation between Norway and Russia will be halted. The Norwegian Government hopes that all non-military cooperations will continue as planned.
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08/21/2008
Ukraine to let Russian ships return to Sevastopol base
Ukraine will not prevent Russian Black Sea Fleet ships that were involved in a peace enforcement operation in Georgia from returning to their base, Ukraine's defense minister said on Wednesday.
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08/21/2008
Russia shuns Baltic drills, refuses to receive U.S. ship
Russia said on Tuesday it will not participate in the NATO-led Open Spirit 2008 naval exercise in the Baltic Sea, and will refuse to receive a U.S. warship in the Far East port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
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08/21/2008
Russia sends aircraft carrier to Syria
The Russian aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov” is ready to head from Murmansk towards the Mediterranean and the Syrian port of Tartus.
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08/21/2008
Russian trawler arrested in Spitsbergen waters
The Norwegian Coast Guard this week detained the Russian trawler “Kordun” and accompanied it to the port of Tromsø.
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08/14/2008
Multi role nuclear submarine Omsk delivered to the Pacific Fleet
A third-generation, multi role nuclear submarine, Omsk, project 949-A, delivered to the Pacific Fleet in a solemn ceremony at the city of Bolshoy Kamen to commence service.
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08/14/2008
Four Russian naval ships return to Crimea from Abkhazia coast
Four Russian ships have returned from waters off Abkhazia to their Black Sea Fleet base in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, a crewman said on Wednesday.
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08/13/2008
Sevmash loses yet another prestige contract
The ongoing construction of the world’s first floating nuclear power plant at Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk will be moved to Baltiysky shipyard in St. Petersburg.
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08/13/2008
Russian ship joins NATO anti-terror operation in Mediterranean
A Russian Black Sea Fleet warship has joined a NATO-led counter-terror operation in the Mediterranean, the fleet's press service said on Wednesday.
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08/11/2008
Nordic governments call for restraint in South Ossetia
“The ongoing fighting in Georgia has an extent with is without precedence in Europe since the Balkan wars”, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre says in a press release. Together with his colleague from Finland and Sweden, Mr. Støre now calls on all parties to end the fighting.
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08/11/2008
New sub for Northern Fleet
The diesel-powered submarine B-90 Sarov was today officially handed over to the Russian Northern Fleet. The vessel is built by the Sevmash yard in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast.
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08/11/2008
Russian Navy carries out Black Sea anti-terror exercise
Two Russian warships, the Moskva missile cruiser and Smetlivy patroller, are conducting an anti-terror exercise near the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, a source at the naval base's headquarters said Monday.
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 08/06/2008
Russia to conduct military exercises in Indian Ocean this fall
Russian Tu-160 Blackjack and Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers will join the Russian navy in a series of exercises in the Indian Ocean, the Air Force commander said on Tuesday.
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 08/06/2008
Indian submarine sails for home after refit in Russia
The INS Sindhuvijay diesel-electric submarine departed for India early Wednesday after an extensive overhaul at a shipyard in northern Russia, the Zvezdochka shipbuilding company said.
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07/30/2008
Indian submarine to join navy after delayed refit in Russia
The INS Sindhuvijay diesel-electric submarine will set sail for India on August 5 to rejoin the Indian navy after an extensive overhaul at a shipyard in northern Russia, the company said on Tuesday.
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07/30/2008
Ukraine-NATO exercise successful despite protests - navy chief
Despite protest rallies, the annual Ukraine-NATO Sea Breeze military exercises went according to plan, the Ukrainian navy chief said on Monday.
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