The Russian Black Sea Fleet is set to get seven combat ships and craft in 2021, Black Sea Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Igor Osipov said on Thursday. "New warships constantly arrive. This year, we are planning to accept seven combat …
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet monitors the actions of USCGC Hamilton, a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter that entered the Black Sea recently, Russian National Defense Control Center announced Tuesday. "The Black Sea forces and means have …
Russia calls on the United States to "stop reckless saber-rattling," the Russian embassy in the U.S. wrote on its Twitter account, commenting on the U.S. drills in the Black Sea. "We call on the U.S. military to stop …
Despite repeated warnings, the US Navy Donald Cook destroyer, armed with cruise missiles, once again entered the Black Sea waters today, the Russian Defense Ministry's National Defense Control Center informed. "The forces and …
The Russian Navy last participated in joint drills with NATO back in 2011, when the Bold Monarch exercise was held off the coast of southern Spain. The vessels of the Russian Navy will hold their first in 10 years joint drills with NATO …
The Black Sea Fleet forces will hold live firings and practice the coast’s anti-amphibious defense in large-scale drills that kicked off in Crimea, the Fleet’s press office reported. "Force-on-force brigade-level …
Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Putin has overseen the joint drills of Russia’s Black Sea and Northern Fleets from the Russian cruiser Marshal Ustinov belonging to the …
The crew of the cutting-edge missile corvette Ingushetia successfully test-fired artillery systems during state trials at a Black Sea Fleet naval range, the Fleet’s press office reported. The artillery firings were conducted …
American nonprofit global policy think tank RAND Corporation published the 'Russia, NATO, and Black Sea Security Strategy' research. The document expresses concern over modernization of Russia's Black Sea Fleet and expanded …
The small missile ship Ingushetia armed with Kalibr cruise missiles has left Novorossiysk for shipbuilders’ sea trials, the Black Sea Fleet’s press office reported. "The crew of the latest small missile ship …
According to the Information Support Department of the Black Sea Fleet, naval sappers found 6 unexploded artillery shells on the bottom of the Black Sea near the beaches of Gelendzhik. "Divers from the Counter-Sabotage Forces …
Over 2,000 troops will land from the Black Sea Fleet’s warships onto the Crimean coast during tactical drills, the Fleet’s press office reported. "A total of 24 combat ships and support vessels, over 2,000 …
A court in Kherson has sustained the prosecutor’s appeal to order the arrest of the tanker Mriya, suspected of delivering fuel to Sevastopol, the press-service of the so-called prosecutor’s office of the Autonomous …
The Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Frigate Admiral Essen has arrived in Istanbul to take part in the IDEF-2019 defense industry fair, the fleet’s press service said. "The crew of the newest Black Sea Fleet Frigate Admiral …
Russian warships entered the Black Sea for carrying out warfare and training tasks during NATO's Sea Shield naval drills, the press service of the Russian Black Sea Fleet said in a statement on Saturday, Sputnik reports. "The …
Russia’s Navy is monitoring the movement of the three NATO warships that entered the Black Sea, Russia’s National Defense Management Center said. "The Black Sea Fleet is monitoring the movement of a group of three NATO …
Patrol ship Pytlivy of Russia's Black Sea Fleet is monitoring actions of USS Fort McHenry that entered the Black Sea on January 6, Russia's Defence Ministry said. "Patrol ship Pytlivy of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is …
The Black Sea Fleet’s frigate Admiral Essen has accomplished missions as part of Russia’s permanent Mediterranean taskforce and has set off for its home base in Sevastopol, the Russian Black Sea Fleet spokesman Alexei …
Russia deployed its new frigate with long-range Kalibr cruise missiles to the Mediterranean Sea today, the Black Sea Fleet Spokesman, Captain 2nd rank Alexei Rulev said. "The Black Sea Navy Fleet's …
Russia’s two small missile ships - the Grad Sviyazhsk and the Veliky Ustyug - have entered the Black Sea straits after completing missions as part of a Russian naval group in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea Fleet spokesman Alexei …
