Russian Navy News

09/14/2007
Monument to legendary Russian naval ship unveiled in Scotland
A monument to the Russian cruiser Varyag that sank several hundred meters away from the Scottish coast in 1920 was unveiled in the town of Lendalfoot on September 8.

09/14/2007
US Marine officers disciplined in slayings of 24 Iraqi civilians
A major general and two senior officers have been disciplined for their roles in investigating the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha in 2005, the US Marine Corps said Wednesday.

09/14/2007
RF Navy Large amphibious ship returns to home base
Large amphibious ship Cesar Kunikov of the Russian Black Sea Fleet returned from its voyage in the Mediterranean Sea to the home port Sebastopol, Crimea.

09/14/2007
Russian Navy Must Restore Presence In Mediterranean Says Naval Commander
Russia must restore its permanent naval presence in the Mediterranean to ensure the protection of its strategic interests in the region, the Navy commander said Friday.

09/14/2007
Submarine: Military Secret Shows Up on the Internet
Municipal authorities in Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod Region, accidentally revealed the design for the latest Russian submarine when it posted an account of a meeting with its commander on its website.

09/14/2007
Indonesia-Russia Arms Deal Raises Concern
Indonesia has signed a $1 billion arms package to update its crumbling military. The agreement with Russia includes contracts for two submarines and contains an option to purchase up to eight more over the next 15 years.

09/14/2007
First Russian submarine ever to visit Norway
The Northern fleets submarine “Yaroslav” will next week be the first Russian submarine ever to call at a Norwegian naval base. The diesel-powered submarine will visit the main base of the Norwegian Navy at Haakonsvern on September 17th.

Russia's NATO envoy says new CFE treaty should include navies
An adapted Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty should also cover signatory states' naval forces, Russia's new ambassador to NATO said.

A group of foreign journalists and representatives visited Russia's Black Sea Fleet
A group of foreign journalists and representatives of leading Russian news agencies has finished their work at Russia's Black Sea Fleet.