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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
FILE PHOTO: Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Vice-Admiral Viktor Sokolov salutes during a send-off ceremony for reservists drafted during partial mobilisation, in Sevastopol, Crimea September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak/File Photo
Defense

Russia’s Black Fleet Commander Shown on Video Call After Reports He Was Killed

MOSCOW, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Admiral Viktor Sokolov, the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, was shown on Russian state television on Tuesday

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Saturday, August 5, 2023
Crimea Kerch Strait bridge guarded by Russian navy warship
Navy

Naval Drone Strikes Will Likely Slow Russian Oil And Grain Exports

By Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) Ukraine attacked an oil tanker it said was supplying Russian forces and warned that ports, including commodity hubs, may be at

August 5, 2023
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Russia Threatens Ecological War In The Black Sea
Navy

Russia Threatens Ecological War In The Black Sea

By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) – Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday suggested Moscow would launch more strikes against Ukrainian ports in

August 5, 2023
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Sunday, July 30, 2023
Putin Says Russian Navy To Receive 30 New Ships This Year
Navy

Putin Says Russian Navy To Receive 30 New Ships This Year

MOSCOW, July 30 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin reviewed a parade of warships and nuclear submarines in his native St Petersburg on Sunday and

July 30, 2023
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Sunday, July 16, 2023
China Intensifies Military Drills With Russia Amid US Sanctions
Defense

China Intensifies Military Drills With Russia Amid US Sanctions

By Kari Lindberg (Bloomberg) –President Xi Jinping has resisted crossing Washington’s red lines over arming Russia’s war machine in Ukraine. But

July 16, 2023
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Saturday, July 1, 2023
FILE PHOTO: Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov is seen ahead of scheduled naval exercises in Richards Bay
Defense

Japan Says Russian Warships Spotted Near Taiwan, Okinawa Islands

TOKYO, July 1 (Reuters) – Japan’s defense ministry said late on Friday it had spotted two Russian Navy ships in the waters near Taiwan

July 1, 2023
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Thursday, April 20, 2023
Russia Claims ‘High Readiness’ After Surprise Inspection of Pacific Fleet
Defense

Russia Claims ‘High Readiness’ After Surprise Inspection of Pacific Fleet

April 20 (Reuters) – Russia has finished a surprise inspection of its Pacific naval fleet, Russia’s defense ministry said

April 20, 2023
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Russian ship Admiral Vladimirsky
Navy

Does Russia Have A Fleet Of Sabotage Ships?

New allegations have emerged via the BBC suggesting that Russia has a program to sabotage wind farms and communication cables in the North Sea. The joint

April 19, 2023
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Saturday, March 18, 2023
Russia Says It Held Naval Drills With China And Iran
Navy

Russia Says It Held Naval Drills With China And Iran

March 18 (Reuters) – Russia, China and Iran have completed three-way naval exercises in the Arabian Sea that included artillery fire at targets

March 18, 2023
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Sunday, February 19, 2023
china navy ships
Defense

China Says It Plans Naval Exercises With Russia, South Africa

Feb 19, 2023 (Bloomberg)–China said it will hold naval exercises with Russia and South Africa later this month to protect maritime economic activities.

February 19, 2023
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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Russian Submarine In Ice
Navy

Putin’s New Nuclear Submarine Sails To The Arctic

(Reuters) – Russian navy’s newest nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Generalissimo Suvorov is on its way to a temporary base for the

January 18, 2023
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Monday, January 16, 2023
South African Navy Set To Welcome China And Russia
Navy

South African Navy Set To Welcome China And Russia

By Antony Sguazzin (Bloomberg) –South Africa will next month go ahead with naval exercises off its eastern coast with Russian and Chinese warships in a

January 16, 2023
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Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Putin Deploys Frigate Carrying New Hypersonic Missiles in Atlantic
Defense

Putin Deploys Frigate Carrying New Hypersonic Missiles in Atlantic

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Jan 4 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin sent a frigate to the Atlantic Ocean armed with new generation

January 4, 2023
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Monday, October 17, 2022
port of Berdiansk fire
Navy

OP-ED Russian Navy Will Keep Attacking Transportation Infrastructure

OP-ED by Benjamin Jensen (American University, TheConversation) In response to massive battlefield setbacks, Russia has increased its attacks in Ukraine on

October 17, 2022
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Saturday, October 15, 2022
Russian Navy Wants Permission To Inspect Nord Stream Leaks
Navy

Russian Navy Wants Permission To Inspect Nord Stream Leaks

by Olesya Astakhova (Reuters) Russia needs permission for its vessels to conduct investigations into explosions that damaged Nord Stream pipelines in the

October 15, 2022
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Monday, August 29, 2022
Russian cargo ship Sparta II
Navy

Russia Sealifts Weapons To Crimea

by Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) Russia has shipped a battery of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles from Syria to a Russian port near Crimea, according to an Israeli

August 29, 2022
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Sunday, July 31, 2022
Putin Navy Day Ship
Navy

Putin Signs New Russian Naval Doctrine

At today’s Russian Navy day holiday Vladimir Putin said Russia’s navy would soon be fitted with powerful “Zircon” hypersonic cruise missiles, which

July 31, 2022
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On Navy Day, Putin Cast United States As Main Rival
Maritime Security

On Navy Day, Putin Cast United States As Main Rival

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, July 31 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States as

July 31, 2022
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Sunday, June 26, 2022
The Ukraine War: The Longer The War, The More Likely It Is To Be Won By A Sea Power
Defense

The Ukraine War: The Longer The War, The More Likely It Is To Be Won By A Sea Power

Basil Germond (The Conversation)–The Ukraine war is at a strategic turning point. As the Russian offensive intensifies in the Donbas without resulting in

June 26, 2022
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Saturday, June 18, 2022
Russian Warship Violated Danish Territorial Waters In Baltic Sea
Maritime Security

Russian Warship Violated Danish Territorial Waters In Baltic Sea

COPENHAGEN,(Reuters) – A Russian warship early on Friday twice violated Danish territorial waters north of the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm where a

June 18, 2022
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