Russian Navy - Weekly Situation Report - Week 25/2025

Baltic Fleet
Monday June 16
A combat exercise was held involving the Buyan-M class corvettes aro-Fominsk, Zeleny Dol and Serpukhov. All three vessels held electronic/simulated launches against coastal targets of a simulated enemy. At the same time, Bastion anti-ship missile systems were deployed and simulated launches against seaborn targets before relocation to new firing positions link.

Parachim class anti-submarine corvettes Aleksin and Kabardino-Balkaria held tactical exercises at the Baltic Fleet training grounds. The exercises involved detecting and destroying a simulated enemy submarine followed by naval gunfire against a enemy surface warship which was simulated by a floating sea shield link.

Ropucha class landing vessel Alexander Shabalin was deployed in a tactical exercise with the vessel firing against simulated floating mines, UAVs, and USVs link.

5 Su-24 tactical bombers of the naval aviation regiment practices striking simulated surface warships in the Baltic Sea. During the exercise, the bombers also practiced refueling from an Il-78 tanker aircraft link.

Pacific Fleet
Monday June 16
Russian Media reports about an exercise taking place in the Pacific Fleet lasting until June 30th. Several vessels were shown to leave the port of Vladivostok. These vessels were identified as Udaloy Class destroyers Marshal Shaposhnikov and Admiral Tributs, Steregushchy class corvettes Sovershenny and Gromky, Tarantul class missile boat R-298, an unidentified Ropucha class landing ship, and the hospital vessel Irtush link link.

Udaloy Class destroyers Marshal Shaposhnikov and Admiral Tributs passed through the Soja Strait heading east link.

Tuesday June 17
Steregushchy class corvettes Rezkiy and Aldar Tsydenzhapov, together with fleet oiler Pechenga, arrived at Vladivostok following a long range out of area deployment in the Indo-Pacific Region link.

Mediterranean
Monday June 16
Steregushchy class corvette Boiky reportedly entered the Mediterranean via the Strait of Gibraltar link.

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