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The Russian Navy [a] is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces.It has existed in various forms since 1696. Its present iteration was formed in January 1992 when it succeeded the Navy of the Commonwealth of Independent States (which had itself succeeded the Soviet Navy following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in late December 1991).
Russian Navy: Member of: General Staff of the Armed Forces: Reports to: Chief of the General Staff: Appointer: President of Russia: Formation: 8 September 1802 (historical) 19 August 1992 (current form) Website: Official website
Previously named Dadali [238] bought as supply ship for Russian troops in Syria [235] RoRo ship 1 Alexander Tkachenko: 2015 Black Sea Fleet Previously named Robur [239] chartered as supply ship for Russian troops in Syria [240] Longvinik: 23120 Logistic vessel 2 Elbrus: 2018 Northern Fleet Vsevelod Bobrov: 2021 Black Sea Fleet [241] Project ...
The Russian drills, which include 20,000 personnel and 300 ships, will test the readiness and ca ... (Reuters) -Russia's navy began planned exercises involving most of its fleet in the Arctic and ...
The Russian Navy is divided into four fleets and one flotilla: Northern Fleet, Pacific Fleet, Baltic Fleet, Black Sea Fleet, and Caspian Flotilla. The air forces of the largest and most important fleets, the Northern and Pacific fleets, operate long range Tu-142 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft, Il-38 medium-range ASW aircraft, and Ka-27 ...
The official said Russian naval activity had ratcheted up because of U.S. support for Ukraine. "This is about Russia showing that it's still capable of some level of global power projection," the ...
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, [a] commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia. They are organized into three service branches—the Ground Forces, Navy, and Aerospace Forces—two independent combat arms (the Strategic Rocket Forces and Airborne Forces), [11] and the Special Operations Forces ...
As of 2020 Russian Naval Infantry had been gradually phasing out PT-76 amphibious tanks, and starting to receive a number of T-80s and upgraded BMP-2Ms. [37] [38] A full-strength Naval Infantry Brigade may have up to 80 tanks. The Russian Naval Infantry has 50 T-72B, 150 T-72B3, 30 T-72B3 mod. 2016, 50 T-80BV and 50 T-80BVM as of 2021.