Russian Navy Fleet deployments Week 07-2024




Northern Fleet
February 12
Ropucha class landing ship Alexander Otrakovsky held an amphibious landing exercise at the naval landing training in Gryaznaya Bay of the Kola Bay [3].

February 13
Rescue submarine AS-34, and its support vessel Mikhail Rudnitsky executed training dives in the Kola Bay [4].

February 14
Ropucha class landing ship Alexander Otrakovsky held several exercise in the Kola bay, including a gunnery exercise against ground and sea targets, an air defense exercise and a minelaying exercise [8].

Baltic Fleet
February 14
Ropucha class landing ship Aleksander Shabalin started factory sea trails following a period of repair and maintenance [13].

February 15
Intelligence collection vessel Vasiliy Tatishchev allegedly arrived at the port of Baltiysk following a deployment in the North Sea [11].

Pacific Fleet
February 12
Slava class cruiser Varyag and Udaloy class frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov completed an air defense exercise in the South China Sea [1].

Tarantul class missile corvette R-261 exercised in the Peter the Great Bay where it simulated the launch of two anti-ship missiles against a simulated amphibious assault ship. The exercise is part of the K2-training course [2].

February 13
Steregushchy class corvette Aldar Tsydenzhapov held flight deck operations with ah Ka-27PS helicopter in the Peter the Great Bay [6].

An Il-38N maritime patrol aircraft practiced searching for submarines in the Sea of Japan [7].

February 14
Slava class cruiser Varyag and Udaloy class frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov passed through the Strait of Malacca and entered the Andaman Sea [9].

February 15
Steregushchy class corvettes Gromky and Aldar Tsydenzhapov held an anti-submarine exercise in the Peter the great Bay [10].

February 16
Steregushchy class corvette Sovershenny held a combat exercise where the vessel had to defend itself against enemy USVs [12].

February 18
Tarantul class missile boats R-18, R-20 and R-298 completed the K-2 training course after several gunnery and air defense exercises in the Sea of Japan. The combat exercises included the electronic launch of anti-ship missiles against a simulated enemy [14].

Black Sea Fleet
February 13
Minesweepers operated in the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal and along the routes of intensive commercial shipping in the Black Sea to search for mines. During the sweeps, the crews also practiced the procedures to overcome minefields [5].

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