Russian Naval Operations - Weekly Situation Report - Week 06/2026

Overview



Northern Fleet
February 02
Grisha class corvette Snezhnogorsk held several combat exercises as part of her K-2 training course. The exercises took place in the Barents Sea and involved air defense exercises against UAVs and naval gunnery against maritime and coastal targets link.

February 06
Gorshkov class frigate Admiral Kasatonov is reported at Severomorsk link.

Baltic Fleet
February 02
Buyan-M class corvette Stavropol held gunnery exercises with her 100mm and 30mm naval guns. The gunnery exercises involved firing at a metal shield simulating conventional warships as well as exercises focused on repelling USV attacks link.

February 08
The following vessels were visually observed at the naval base in Kronstadt: an Improved-Kilo class submarine (presumed to be the Novorossiysk), Parchim class corvette RFS Kazanets, and a Buyan-M class corvette (presumed to be the Naro-Fominsk) link.

Pacific Fleet
February 07
Steregushchy class corvette Gremyashchy arrived in the naval base at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka. The corvette completed an out of area deployment throughout southeast Asia, involving joint naval exercises with Myanmar link.

Caspian Flotilla
February 02
Buyan-M class corvette Grad Sviyazhsk held damage control exercises while anchored in the Caspian Sea. The exercises focused on stopping leaks and pumping out water link.

Out of Area Deployment
Ropucha class landing vessel Aleksandr Otrakovsky reportedly entered the Mediterranean at the beginning of the month link.

February 08
Udaloy class destroyer RFS Severomorsk, fleet oiler Kama and weapons runner Sparta IV are reported east of Sardinia for the past couple of days. The vessels appear to be sheltering from the bad weather that is reported in the western part of the Mediterranean link.

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