The Russian Navy Report

Russian Navy news from this week

Happy Friday! This is a time that the Russian Navy is rebuilding, transforming, and preparing for future missions. I have covered it in the past with blog posts about new ships and new weapons systems. So check past blog posts for anything that you might have missed, or for anything that might be interesting to you. 

This week was full of news about this rebuilding process. Here are a few of the stories that I found.

Yuri Dolgorukiy is set to joint the fleet in October. This was confirmed by a source within the Russian Navy. The official also stated that the second ship in the class, the Alexander Nevskiy, will be joining the fleet at a later date. It is not known if the Yuri Dolgorukiy will remain in the Northern Fleet or if it will be transferred to the Pacific fleet.  The Pacific fleet has much older ballistic missile submarines than the Northern Fleet, but the Northern Fleet has always been the main fleet of Russia, but that could be changing with the emergence of China and the United States in the Pacific. 

The sailing ship Nadezhda has left Vladivostok and is headed to South Korea in order to conduct training and also to take part in a sailing regatta in the city of Yusa. 

The large ASW ship Admiral Kulakov from the Northern Fleet has assumed anti-piracy duties in the Gulf 

of Aden.

A new frigate for the Caspian Flotilla fired missiles during sea trials. This will be the second frigate of the Gepard class to join the Caspian Flotilla. 

In Monday's update we will cover the Caspian Flotilla. Have a great weekend, and remember in the US that this is Memorial Day weekend. I suggest that we all take a moment to remember all those who have given their lives in defense of their homeland.