Russian Naval deployments during the Ukraine War

March 07 A Russian warship was struck by GRAD unguided missiles near the Ukrainian port of Odessa. According to reports on social media, the vessel is allegedly the Bykov class patrol vessel Vasily B…

Caspian Flotilla - October 2020 combat readiness check

Between October 16th and 19th, 2020, the Caspian Flotilla was involved in a combat readiness check which involved four of its main surface combatants. In total, six surface vessels, seven aircraft an…

Russian presence in the North Sea

Over the past years there have been sporadic and mostly symbolic deployments of Russian surface warships in the North Sea. These deployments project a limited amount of military power into a NATO con…

Modernizing the Udaloy class destroyers

Udaloy class destroyers, together with the Slava and Kirov class cruisers and the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, form the blue water navy component of the Russian Navy. Their large displacement …