Russian Navy - Weekly Situation Report - Week 18/2025

Out of Area Deployments
Tuesday April 29th
Stereguschy class corvettes Rezky and Aldar Tsydenzhapov, together with fleet oiler Pechenga, arrived in the port of Sihanoukville, Cambodia link.

Thursday May 1st
Russian cargo vessels Baltic Leader, Siyanie Servera and Patria are reported east of Bronholm island. The vessels are escorted by Steregushchy class corvette Boiky link.

Friday May 2nd
Improved Kilo class submarine Krasnodar and rescue tug Evgeniy Churov have started to transit the English Channel in the direction of the North Sea link.

Steregushchy class corvette Boiky departed the Baltic Sea together with the cargo vessels Baltic Leader and Patria link.

Saturday May 3rd
Improved Kilo class submarine Krasnodar and rescue tug Evgeniy Churov completed their transit through the English Channel and entered the North Sea link.

Sunday May 4th
Steregushchy class corvette Boiky entered the North Sea together with the cargo vessels Baltic Leader, Siyanie Servera and Patria link.

Northern Fleet
Tuesday April 29th
Flight deck operations took place on board of the frigate Admiral Gorshkov with Ka-27M and Ka-27PS helicopters practiced takeoff and landing while the ship was underway in the Barents Sea. The training lasted six hours and 40 takeoffs and landings were practiced link.

Wednesday April 30th
Frigates Admiral Gorshkov and Admiral Kasatonov held gunnery exercises in the Barents Sea. The exercises focused on defending the vessels against UAV and USV attacks link.

Baltic Fleet
Monday April 28th
Parachim class anti-submarine corvette Urengoy launched a practice torpedo during an anti-submarine exercise. The target was an unidentified Kilo class submarine simulating a hostile submarine link.

Minesweeper Pavel Khenov completed MCM training exercises at the Baltic Sea as well as gunnery and air defense exercises with its AK-630 weapon systems link.

Tuesday April 29th
Landing craft Denis Davydov held several anti-drone training exercises near Kaliningrad with the vessel engaging a steel shield representing USVs and firing against an aerial target simulating a UAV link.

Wednesday April 30th
Parachim class anti-submarine corvettes Urengoy and Kazanets held gunnery exercises with naval artillery and large caliber machine guns in anti-drone defense exercises. The targets were unmanned boats being stationary, remote controlled or towed link.

Buyan-M class corvettes Grad and Naro-Forminsk completed a month long deployment in the Baltic Sea which included various exercises such as simulated missile launches, air defense and anti-sabotage actions link.

Grachnok class patrol boats Nakhiovets and P-474 held an anti-sabotage exercise in the Saint Petersburg naval base. The exercise involved deploying divers for underwater inspection and grenade throwing link.

Thursday May 1st
Dyugon class landing vessel Alexey Barinov held combat exercises including transloading equipment and engaging simulated sea and air targets link.

Pacific Fleet
Monday April 28th
Yasen-M class submarine Krasnoyarsk launched a Kalibr cruise missile against a coastal target located at the Kura test site in Kamchatka. The distance to target reportedly exceeded 1.100 kilometers. The submarine also conducted an attack against a simulated hostile submarine link.

Tuesday April 29th
Stereguschy class corvettes Rezky and Aldar Tsydenzhapov, together with fleet oiler Pechenga, arrived in the port of Sihanoukville, Cambodia link.

Two Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft flew a training mission over the Sea of Japan link.

Wednesday April 30th
Improved Kilo Class submarine Magadan arrived in Vladivostok following a deployment in the Pacific Ocean link.

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