Russian Navy News

04/22/2008
NATO monitors exercises of Russia's Baltic Fleet
NATO reconnaissance ships are monitoring large-scale exercises conducted by Russia's Baltic Fleet, a spokesman for the Russian Navy said on Tuesday.

04/15/2008
Russia to develop antiterrorism cooperation with foreign navies
Russia's Navy plans to expand its counter-terrorist and humanitarian cooperation with foreign navies, the Russian Navy commander said Monday.

04/07/2008
New Russian nuclear submarine to go to sea this year
Russia will put its first Borey-class strategic nuclear submarine through sea trials in the second half of 2008, the Russian Navy commander said on Friday.

04/01/2008
Russian trawler arrested
The Russian trawler “Kapitan Naumov” was detained by a Norwegian coast guard vessel after it failed to report catch results in the Norwegian economic zone.

03/26/2008
Soviet East met West in Arkhangelsk Interclub
Consequences were dramatic for Valentina Pavlenko, who during the 2WW fell in love with a U.S. sailor in the Arkhangelsk Interclub. Sixty-five years later, the now 80 year old woman shares her experiences from the unique Soviet social clubs for western sailors.

03/11/2008
EU, NATO fear conflicts in High North
Ice melting will make new areas in the Arctic accessible, thus increasing the chances for conflict in not yet delineated areas, a new EU document is reported to state.

03/08/2008
Ex-Navy commander might become governor
Admiral Mikhail Motsak, the former head commander of the Northern Fleet, could become new governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast.

02/26/2008
N.Korea has not released Russian ship detained in Sea of Japan
North Korean authorities have not released a Russian cargo ship seized on Saturday in the Sea of Japan, a Russian diplomatic official said on Tuesday.

02/25/2008
Russia, N. Korea agree on release of arrested ship - diplomat
Russia's general consul in Chongjin, Valery Valkovich, has secured a speedy release of a Russian ship arrested in the Sea of Japan for allegedly violating the North Korean border, a Russian diplomatic source said on Monday.

02/21/2008
Murmansk loses control over icebreaker fleet
The Russian fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers will be transferred to the Rosatom, leader of the state corporation Sergey Kirienko confirms. Currently, the fleet is managed by the Murmansk Shipping Company.

02/14/2008
The Russian-Indian submarine problem of Arkhangelsk
The Indian Navy still refuses to accept the upgraded diesel-powered submarine “Sindhuvijay”, recently having undergone upgrades at the Zvezdochka shipyard in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast.

02/12/2008
Nuclear security measures taken in Severodvinsk
The shipbuilding enterprises in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, will be equipped with an automated monitoring system of the radiation control, as well as new crisis centres.

02/06/2008
Russia, Venezuela may sign $1.4 bln contract for three subs in April
Russia and Venezuela are at the final stage of talks on a deal to sell three Kilo-Class Project 636 submarines to Venezuela's Navy, which could be clinched in April, Vedomosti business daily said Tuesday.

02/04/2008
Finland wants surveillance cooperation with Russia
Finnish Minister of Defence, Jyri Hakamies, is ready to invite Russia to take part in joint marine surveillance training with Finland and Sweden.

02/01/2008
Nuclear sub ready for sailing
The Zvezdochka shipyard and mechanical plant in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, has completed a six-year long upgrade of the nuclear submarine K-117 “Bryansk”.

02/01/2008
Thirty Russian aircraft take part in exercises over two oceans
Over 30 Russian strategic bombers and long-range interceptors are participating in joint exercises with a naval task group in the Atlantic and Arctic, an Air Force spokesman said on Friday.

01/28/2008
Russia and Ukraine keep fee for Sevastopol base unchanged
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to keep the rent for Russia's base in Sevastopol unchanged, Russia's deputy foreign minister said between sessions of a joint subcommittee on the Black Sea base on Thursday.

01/23/2008
Navy moving stirs split in Armed Forces
Head Commander of the Russian Armed Forces, Yuri Baluevskii, says there is no need for the moving of the Navy headquarters from Moscow to Sankt Petersburg. He is joint by a number of other high-ranking Russian defence officials.

01/23/2008
Russia delays overhaul of Indian Navy submarine
The delivery of an Indian Navy diesel submarine which recently underwent a two-year refit at a Russian Barents Sea shipyard will be delayed by at least six months, a shipyard spokesman said.

01/21/2008
Russian Navy begins exercises in the Atlantic
A Russian naval task force started exercises in the northern Atlantic on Monday, a Navy spokesman said.