Russia sends Kalibr missile carrier in Black Sea and steps up drone surveillance – Operational Command South
A Russian frigate equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles arrived in the Black Sea. Since then, an increased number…
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Sudden increase in Russian navy activity in Black Sea may indicate impending military operation – NavalNews
On 22 December, defense analysts saw a sudden change in Russian navy activity in the Black Sea near…
Dealing with the naval blockade of Ukraine: A diversity of views
The issue of Russia’s naval blockade of Ukrainian ports, which severely hampers the export of Ukrainian agricultural commodities,…
Missiles and escorts: Unblocking Ukraine’s ports on the Black Sea
From the beginning of the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war, the Russian Black Sea Fleet moved in to block or…
China may help Russia’s navy in Azov, Black and Caspian seas by deepening and widening Volga-Don Canal
Last week, officials of China’s CCCC Dredging Group met in Astrakhan with representatives of the Russian enterprise responsible…
Russia cancels scheduled Azov Sea blockade, Black Sea still to be blocked
Earlier, on 9 February, Russia issued warnings about its closure of the Black and Azov Seas "for missile…
How Ukraine can prevent an imminent Russian blockade of the Black & Azov Seas
Ukraine condemned Russia's planned blockade of parts of the Black and Azov seas under the pretext of military…
Russia rapidly moving landing ships, submarines of Baltic, Northern & Pacific fleets to Black Sea
According to the monitoring group, several groups of additional Russian ships entered the Mediterranean sea in late January…
Moscow set to claim even more of Arctic on basis of research by Russian Navy
Research by Russian naval vessels will allow Moscow to claim even more of the Arctic Ocean as extending…
Russia’s claims to Ukrainian warship “Donbas” in Kerch Strait pure psy-op, maritime expert says
On the evening of 9 December, the Russian FSB announced that the ship of the Ukrainian Navy "Donbas"…
Russia closing off more of Black Sea even as it pulls its land forces back from Ukrainian border
Russia may be extending its control over the Black Sea at the very moment Moscow is being praised…
Russia violating international law by closing Kerch Straits to naval vessels until October, Kyiv says
The international community has focused on Russia’s buildup of forces on territory adjoining Ukraine, concerned that such a…
Moscow moving 15 warships from Caspian Sea to waters off Ukraine
Moscow is playing up this move as well as the concurrent transfer of armored units from the eastern…
Moscow’s plans for new kind of aircraft carrier unlikely to be realized
In late February, TASS reported that Russian designers have come up with “a new class of ship.” The…
Moscow worried about Ankara’s plans for canal bypassing Bosporus Strait
In early March 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Ankara would soon call for bids on…
Ukrainian espionage incident highlights ongoing Russian naval shortcomings
Russian-Ukrainian relations, increasingly tense since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, plummeted to a new low after…
Russia may get a new aircraft carrier but only one of Soviet design and only in 10 years
Now that Vladimir Putin has signaled that he wants Russia to have a new aircraft carrier, officials are…
Why Europe’s security depends on a strong response to Russia, immediately
This “parallel legal reality” is not limited to Russian missiles which violate the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.…
Russian wave of disinformation from the Azov Sea
The stories published by Russia Today have clear signs of distorting the facts as they state that “Ukrainian ships entered…
Russia to buy frigates from China
In a remarkable turnabout, Moscow is going to purchase specially modified naval frigates from Beijing, the result of…