Russian Navy Fleet deployments Week 09-2024

Northern Fleet
February 26
Two IL-38 aircraft trained over the Barents Sea on how to detect hostile submarines [1].

February 27
Frigate Admiral Gorshkov entered the Barents Sea for a series of combat exercises including anti-submarine warfare, air defense and damage control. The anti-submarine exercise involves several nuclear submarines [6].

February 28
Landing vessel Ivan Grenn has left port for a series of navigation exercises in the Barents Sea [12].

February 29
Frigate Admiral Kasatonov entered the Barents Sea for a series of exercises which include air defense, anti-submarine warfare and damage control [18].

March 01
Frigate Admiral Gorshkov completed several exercises including ant-submarine warfare and air defense [19].

Baltic Fleet
February 26
Landing craft Michman Lermontov and D-67 took part in several combat exercises including transferring equipment in landing beaches and firing against surface and air targets while moving at high speeds [2].

Corvettes Odintsovo (Karakurt class) and Chuvashiya (Tarantul class) as well as minesweeper Alexander Obukhov held gunnery exercises against air and sea targets [3].

February 27
Minesweepers Alexander Obukhov, Viktor Sigalov and Vasily Polyakov held a series of exercises including setting up a minefield, crossing through a minefield and defense against enemy aircraft and USVs [7].

Buyan-M class corvettes Serpukhov and Odintsovo, together with Tarantul class corvette Morshansk electronicly launched Kalibr and Moskit missiles against simulated enemy warships and coastal targets [8].

Frigate Neustrashimmy and corvette Stoiky held a series of gunnery exercises against air and sea targets [9].

February 28
Buyan-M class corvettes Serpukhov and Odintsovo, together with Tarantul class corvette Chuvashiya held gunnery exercises against simulated enemy warships [13].

Parchim class corvette Kabardino-Balkariya together with minesweepers Lev Chernavin and Vasily Polyakov held a gunnery exercise against simulated USVs and floating mines [14].

Steregushchy class frigate Stoiky held an anti-submarine exercise with the aid of the Packet anti-submarine system and the ship mounted Ka-27 naval helicopter [15].

Pacific Fleet
February 27
Minesweeper Yakov Balyaev held a mine sweeping exercise in a simulated minefield near Kamchatka [4]. Following the sweep, the minesweeper escorted the Grisha class corvettes Ust-Ilimsk and MPK-107 through the minefield. Following this, both Grisha class corvettes held an exercise in detecting a simulated enemy submarine in the Avacha Gulf [5].

February 28
Tapir class landing vessel Nikolay Vilkov held an anti-sabotage defense in the Peter the Great Gulf [10].

Udaloy class frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov held a anti-piracy exercise in the Arabian Sea [11].

February 29
Steregushchy class corvettes Gromky and Aldar Tsydenzhapov held a defensive gunnery exercise aimed to neutralize simulated USVs attacking both vessels. The exercise took place in the Peter the Great Gulf [16].

Command and control vessel Marshal Krylov held a communication exercise in the Peter the Great Gulf [17].

March 01
Slava class cruiser Varyag arrived at Sri Lanka for a port visit lasting March 03 [20].

Two Tu-142MZ patrol aircraft flew over the Sea of Okhotsk in an anti-submarine patrol [21].

March 03
Udaloy class destroyer Admiral Tributs held a series of combat exercises as part of the K2-trianing course [22].

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