>The Russian naval website rusnavy.com reports that Russian Black Sea Fleet will receive six Admiral Gorshkov class (Project 22350) frigates, six Lada (Project 677) diesel submarines, two Ivan Gren class (Project 11711) large landing ships, four ships of other projects, modernized bombers Su-24M instead of obsolete versions, and ASW aircrafts, Il-38 instead of amphibious aircrafts... Continue Reading →
>Dr. Gorenburg from Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies has an excellent blog where he tracks the developments in the Russian military. Last few weeks he has written several blog entries about the future of the Russian Navy. I have found his comments interesting and enlightening. He predicts that Ten years from now, Russia... Continue Reading →
>The Slava class cruiser Moskva returned to the Black Sea today. The flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was away since April 2010. In June she took part in Vostok-2010 military exercise held in the Sea of Japan. There were rumors that she might be permanently rebased to Vladivostok. Apparently that is not the... Continue Reading →
>© RIA Novosti. Vyacheslav PopovRussian news agency Ria Novosti reports that the fifth Russian Mangust class patrol boat has arrived in Abkhazia to help the former Georgian republic guard its maritime border in the Black Sea.A Russian coast guard division, based at the Black Sea port of Ochamchira in Abkhazia, is expected to have up... Continue Reading →
>© RIA Novosti. Igor ChuprinThis is an interesting coincidence. Little did I know when I wrote almost one week ago that the operational status of Russian submarine Alrosa was doubtful.Today the Russian news portal RIA Novosti ran an article about that submarine. It seems that the repairs work is finished and the submarine is back... Continue Reading →
>On 20 July, the Commander of Russian Navy, Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky started a 3 day official visit to Turkey.According to news the two commanders will discuss directions of further cooperation on security issues on the Black Sea.Vysotsky expected to visit Turkey's Izmir and Askaz naval bases as well. The bilateral relations between two navies have... Continue Reading →
>This important news slipped my attention last week. Vice Adm. Vladimir Korolyov has been appointed the new commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Korolyov, former deputy commander of the Northern Fleet, replaces Vice Adm. Alexander Kletskov, who will formally retire in August when he passes the mandatory age limit for active service. Russian Navy... Continue Reading →
>The Russian cannot give up their Black Sea Fleet that is getting obsolete by each passing day. The Russians are very well aware that maintaining the Black Sea Fleet has its pros. It is a good stick to enforce politics as seen in the Russian Georgian War in 2008 or in the current contract extension... Continue Reading →
>Эй, ухнем!Эй, ухнем!Ещё разик, ещё да раз!"All together!All together!Once more, once again, still once moreThe famous "Ei Ukhnyem", or "The Song of the Volga Boatmen" starts with a deep, slow and heavy chorus, slowly increasing in tone. It is a motivational song, helping the exhausted Burlaks endure the burden, struggle more, once again, once more.... Continue Reading →
>Last week both Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) and Russian Parliament (Duma) ratified the agreement between Russia and Ukraine to extend the use of Sevastopol naval base in Ukraine for Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) for 25 more years after May 28, 2017.Dr. Dmitry Gorenburg, argues that this agreement has more strategic value than military as... Continue Reading →
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