Another Black Sea mine destroyed
The Black Sea Fleet’s patrol ship Sergey Kotov detected and destroyed a drifting Ukrainian mine northeast of the Bosporus Strait, the Fleet’s press office reported. "The Black Sea Fleet’s patrol ship …
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Mine warning along shipping lane in Black Sea issued
The Russian Black Sea Fleet command has issued a mine warning for the shipping route in the northwestern Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. "The Black Sea Fleet command has issued a …
New missile corvette joins Russia's Black Sea Fleet
The missile corvette Tsiklon built at the Zaliv Shipyard in Kerch has joined the Russian Navy on July 12, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. "An official ceremony took place at the Shipyard named after Butoma in …
Russia's naval aircraft practice strikes against enemy warships in Black Sea drills
Pilots of the Black Sea Fleet’s naval aircraft practiced defending the Crimean Peninsula and delivering strikes against a hypothetical enemy’s warships during drills, the Fleet’s press office reported on Tuesday. …
Russian coastal defense missile troops wipe out enemy warships in Crimea drills
The teams of Bastion coastal defense missile troops practiced eliminating a hypothetical enemy’s warships during drills on the Crimean Peninsula, the press office of the Russian Black Sea Fleet reported on Friday. Under the …
Russian Black Sea Fleet’s warships return to naval bases after drills
Naval groups of the Black Sea Fleet’s combat ships returned to their home bases on the Crimean Peninsula and in Novorossiysk after large-scale drills in the Black Sea, the Fleet’s press office reported on Monday. "At …
Over 20 Russian Black Sea Fleet’s warships deploy to sea for drills
Over 20 combat ships and vessels of the Russian Black Sea Fleet departed from their naval bases in Sevastopol and Novorossiysk for drills in the Black Sea waters, the Fleet’s press office reported on Wednesday. "The drills of …
Black Sea Fleet command staff hold drills in Crimea
The training of the Black Sea Fleet command staff took place in Crimea, the press service of the Fleet announced on Saturday. "The gathering of the formations and units took place under the leadership of the commander of the Black …
Russian military monitors U.S. destroyer in Black Sea
The Russian military has begun to monitor the U.S. missile destroyer The USS Arleigh Burke in the Black Sea, the National Defense Command Center told the media on Thursday. "The Black Sea Fleet’s forces have begun to monitor …
Russian Black Sea Fleet to get 7 warships in 2021
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 USCGC Hamilton in Black Sea
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 NATO to stop saber-rattling over U.S. drills in Black Sea
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 …
US Navy tests to the limit Russian Black Sea Fleet
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 …
Russian navy to take part in 1st drills with NATO ships in decade
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 …
Black Sea Fleet kicks off large-scale anti-amphibious defense drills in Crimea
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 …
Putin oversees drills of in Crimea from cruiser
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 …
Ingushetia corvette successfully test-fires artillery systems in Black Sea
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 …
NATO concerned about modernization of Russia's Black Sea Fleet
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 …
Russia's cruise missile corvette Ingushetia takes to sea for trials
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 …
6 artillery shells found in Gelendzhik
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 …