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Russian Naval Operations - Weekly Situation Report - Week 27/2025

Northern Fleet Tuesday July 01 A Tu-142 maritime patrol flight conducted an 11-hour long patrol over the Barents Sea link . Baltic Fleet Monday June 30 Steregushchy class corvette Boiky held electronic launches of its Uran anti-ship missiles against a group of simulated enemy warships. The exercise was followed up by air defense and electronic warfare exercises link . The vessel was later observed departing the Baltic Sea while escorting the weapons runner Sparta and tanker General Skobelev link . Anti-drone exercises took place at the naval bases of Baltiysk and Saint-Petersburg with Su-27 fighters simulating an UAV attack against the naval bases. Base units set up air defense and electronic warfare measures to repel the simulated airstrike link . Vasily Bykov class patrol vessel Viktor Veliky and fleet oiler Yelnya were visually observed in port at Baltiysk link . Tuesday July 01 Parachim anti-submarine corvettes held several exercises including the search and destruction of a si...
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Russian Naval Operations - Weekly Situation Report - Week 26/2025

Northern Fleet Monday June 23 Grisha class anti-submarine corvettes Snezhnogorsk and Onega of the Kola Flotilla were reported training in the Barents Sea. Both corvettes were tasked with laying a minefield while under air attack. The corvettes used man portable air defense systems and ship mounted air defense systems to repel the simulated air attack link . Tuesday June 24 The Northern Fleet started search and rescue exercises in the Barents Sea which involve the submarine rescue vessel Georgy Titov and rescue submarine AS-36. The exercises will involve searching for simulated sunken vessels and divers operating at depths of 40 meters link .  A Tu-142MK anti-submarine maritime patrol aircraft landed at Severomorsk-1 link . Udaloy class destroyers Severomorsk and Admiral Levchenko were visually observed in port link . Wednesday June 25 Borei-A class submarine Knyaz Pozharskiy was visually observed departing Severomorsk link . Friday June 27 Udaloy class destroyer Admiral L...
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Russian Navy - Weekly Situation Report - Week 25/2025

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Weekly Overview Northern Fleet Wednesday June 18 Two Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft were deployed over the Barents Sea during an anti-submarine training exercise. The aircraft were tasked to search for simulated enemy submarines, a role played by several submarines of the Northern Fleet link . Friday June 20 An unidentified Udaloy class destroyer of the Northern Fleet entered the Baltic Sea link . The vessel was later reported as the Vice-Admiral Kulakov link . Baltic Fleet Monday June 16 A combat exercise was held involving the Buyan-M class corvettes Naro-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...
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Russian forces in the Mediterranean - Wk22/2025

  Daily Events May 29 Frigate Admiral Grigorovich was observed on satellite imagery while anchored near the Syrian port of Tartus link .
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Russian Navy - out of area deployments - Week 20/2025

  Daily Overview Wednesday May 14th Russian sea going tug Evgeniy Churov entered the English Channel during the afternoon link . Thursday May 15th Russian sea going tug Evgeniy Churov departed the English Channel at the Ushant TSS during the afternoon link . 
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Russian forces in the Mediterranean - Wk20/2025

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Task Force Composition As reported by OSINT at the morning of May-12 Weekly Brief The Russian Navy appears to have established a refueling point northwest of Al Hoceima, Morocco in order to support out of area operations by the Russian Navy. Steregushchy class corvette Boiky made use of this refueling point on May 12th to refuel before heading back to the Atlantic Ocean and heading south along the African coast, while escorting two Russian merchant vessels. The arrival of the sea going tug Evgeniy Churov might indicate a new submarine deployment in the Mediterranean. Previously, this tug supported the Improved Kilo class submarine Krasnodar during her deployment in the Western Mediterranean. Daily Events May 12 Russian Steregushchy class corvette Boiky and Russian cargo vessels Siyanie Severa and Patria entered the Mediterranean via the Strait of Gibraltar during the morning hours link . The vessels then proceeded to an area northwest of Al Hoceima, Morocco where the corvette Boiky...
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Russian forces in the Mediterranean - Wk18/2025

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Task Force Composition As reported by OSINT at the morning of May-05 Weekly Brief OSINT sources report minimal naval activity in the Mediterranean. It appears that Russia is still in the process of evacuating military equipment from Syria as a new weapons runner, the Ascalon, was observed entering the Mediterranean.  Frigate Admiral Grigorovich remains on station close to the port of Tartus. The frigate has been at sea since December with almost no port visits. Daily Events April 29 Russian RoRo vessel Ascalon was observed passing through the Strait of Gibraltar and entering the Mediterranean link . May 4 Frigate Admiral Grigorovich was observed via satellite imagery in a position about 17 kilometers northwest of Tartus, Syria link .
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