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RUSSIAN
CAPITAL WARSHIPS AND FLEETS
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AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
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RFS Kuznetsov
(CV)
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<MEDITERRANEAN
DEPLOYMENT>
<SYRIA
STRIKE OPS>
2016
ACTIVITIES
(Oct 27) @ Med; Task Force passes through Straits of Gibraltar, Spain
refuses to allow refueling at Ceuta
(Oct 27) @ Med; Malta refuses to refuel Russian TF
---2015---
(Aug 20) @ Russia; Russian
carrier competes 3-months of refit and repairs at 82nd Shipyard in
Roslyakovo, Murmansk, returns to Northern Fleet Base for further minor
repairs and return to flight operations (http://en.cihan.com.tr)
(May, 2015) begin drydock
refit and repairs
---2014---
(May 8) @ English Channel;
UK destroyer HMS Dragon escorts Russian carrier RFS Kuznetsov and cruiser RFS
Pyotr Veliky through the channel on way back to home port, plans to continue
drilling in North Sea, then return home in late May (Telegraph)
(RIA Novosti)
(Jan 24) @ Mediterranean;
Carrier Battlegroup is conducting air combat exercises off Spain's Balearic
Islands (RIA Novosti)
(Jan 14) @ Bay of Biscay;
French destroyer FS Latouche-Treville reportedly sortied out of Brest in
early Jan to intercept Russian Carrier battlegroup in English Channel, and
conducted various exercise in Bay of Biscay for 3-days, Russian Battlegroup
is currently in Mediterranean (MOD)
(Jan 1) @ Atlantic off
Scotland; anchor off coast due to inclement weather, being escorted by HMS
Defender (D36) (RIA Novosti)
2013
ACTIVITIES
(Dec’13 – Jun’14) MEDITERRANEAN DEPLOYMENT
(Nov, 2013) Russian Navy has taken delivery of first
four new MIG-29K/KUB carrier-based fighters. MIG will deliver 20-K's and
4-KUB's (2-Seat Trainers) to the Navy by 2015 for operations on the RFS
Kuznetsov. The currently deployed SU-33 naval fighters can only employ AA
weaponry. The new MIGs will be capable of AA and AS missions, and can refuel
other aircraft using the PAZ-1MK pod (RIA Novosti)
(Sept, 2013) Naval Drills
(30-Warships, Amphibious Exer, Air Defense, Anti-Sub, Live Fire (RIANovosti)
(Aug, 2013) Naval Drill
in Barents Sea with SSK's, SSN's
(Dec’11 – Feb’12) MEDITERRANEAN DEPLOYMENT
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Kirov Class STOL Carrier
Russian North Fleet
BATTLEGROUP
RFS Kuznetsov (Carrier)
·
SU-33 Fighters
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MIG-29K Fighters (4)
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Ka-27 / K-29 ASW Helo
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Ka-52K Recc Helo
RFS Peter Veliky (BCGN)
RFS Severomorsk (DDG)
RFS Adm Kulakov (DDG)
3-Supply
1-SSK
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AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIPS
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none
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none
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FLEET CRUISERS
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RFS
Admiral Nakhimov
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<MAINTENANCE
/ REFIT>
---2014---
(Jan 24, 2014) Sevmash
Shipyards; shipbuilder announces the battle-cruiser has begun a long delayed
modernization refit, Russia plans to return all four battle-cruisers to
service by 2018 (RIA Novosti)
(Jun 13, 2013) @ Sevmash
Shipyard; currently being overhauled, plan to rejoin fleet in 2018 with most
powerful weapons systems available (RIA Novosti )
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Kirov Class Nuclear Battle Cruiser
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RFS Pyotr
Veliky
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<MEDITERRANEAN
DEPLOYMENT>
<SYRIA
STRIKE OPS>
---2016---
(Oct 27) @ Med; Task Force passes through Straits of Gibraltar, Spain
refuses to allow refueling at Ceuta
(Oct 27) @ Med; Malta refuses to refuel Russian TF
---2015---
(Aug 31) @ Russia; nuclear
battle cruiser heads into drydock at 82nd Shipyard for an
extensive overhaul to keep it operational until 2018 (http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/russia-s-most-anachronistic-warship-is-getting-an-overhaul/529158.html)
---2014---
(May 8) @ English Channel;
UK destroyer HMS Dragon escorts Russian carrier RFS Kuznetsov and cruiser RFS
Pyotr Veliky through the channel on way back to home port, plans to continue
drilling in North Sea, then return home in late May (Telegraph) (RIA
Novosti)
(May 7) @
Mediterranean; Northern Fleet destroyer RFS V. Adm. Kulakov (DDG) joins task
force as new FLAGSHIP, replaces RFS Pyotr Veliky (Cruiser) and RFS Adm.
Levchenko (DDG), task force currently consists of a dozen warships and
auxiliaries (RIA
Novosti)
(Feb 14) @ Cyprus; RFS Pyotr
Veliky (Battle Cruiser) visits Cyprus, hosts tour by Defense Minister Fotiou
(RIA
Novosti)
(Jan 25) @ Mediterranean; RFS Pyotr Veliky
(Battle-Cruiser) and PLAN Yancheng (Frigate) begin compatibility training
exercises in preparation for escorting Syrian chemical weapons for
destruction (RIA
Novosti)
---2013--
(Nov 11) @ Mediterranean;
RFS Pyotr Veliky (Battle Cruiser) assumes FLAGSHIP role of task force,
relieves RFS Moskva (Cruiser) (RIA
Novosti)
(Oct 31) @ North Sea off
Scotland; participate in PASSEX with HMS Northumberland (Frigate) (Royal
Navy)
(Oct 22) @ Murmansk;
departs for Atlantic patrol and training for several months, recently
concluded patrol in Laptev Sea and E. Siberian Sea (RIA
Novosti)
(Sept 3) @ Murmansk,
Russia; a North Fleet Naval Task force departs for East Arctic, enter Barents
Sea for exercises at Novossibirsk Islands (RIA
Novosti )
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TASK FORCE
UNITS:
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RFS Pyotr
Veliky (BCGN) <FLAGSHIP>
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RFS Kondopoga
(LST)
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RFS O. Gornyak
(LST)
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Unidentified
Support Ships
---2012---
(Sept 20,
2012) Patrol & Training in Arctic, missile defense drills
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Kirov Class Nuclear Battle Cruiser
NORTH FLEET FLAGSHIP
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RFS Slava
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<MAINTENANCE>
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Slava Class Cruiser
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RFS
Ustinov
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<MAINTENANCE>
(Oct 26, 2012) placed in Zvezdochka Ship
Repair Center for overhaul, planning to refloat in May'13 (Rusnavy.com )
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Slava Class Cruiser
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RFS Kerch
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<DAMAGED>
(Dec 30, 2014) Russian cruiser damaged in fire last November, will be
decommissioned and scrapped in 2015, would be too expensive to repair, the
name will be available for reassignment (portnews.ru)
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Kara Class Cruiser
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RFS Moskva
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---2015---
(Oct 2) Moscow confirms deployment of RFS Moskva (heavy cruiser) to
Syria, acts to create air defense zone over western Syria, imposing de-facto
no-fly zone for Israel and Allies fighting ISIS (http://www.debka.com/article/24929/With-Russia’s-Dep-Army-Chief-due-in-Israel-Moscow-posts-64-S-300-ship-to-air-missiles-off-Syria-N-Israel)
(Sep 26) Russia advises that their East Mediterranean Task Force was
reinforced by the cruiser Moskva, destroyer Smetlivy, Tapir-class landing
ship Saratov with auxiliary ships; will be reinforced again by another
frigate and a missile gunboat; live-fire exercises will take place through
October, civilian aircraft are warned to stay clear (http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4195651&Itemid=1)
(Sep 18) RFS Moskva performs missile and gunnery testing on naval and
aerial targets (http://navaltoday.com)
(Sep 12) @ Med; Russian fleet lead by RFS Moskva holds drills and
live-fire exercises off Syria near Latakia, Russian cruiser with 5-U/I
warships gave notice to residents and NOTAM of live fire missile tests (http://www.timesofmalta.com)
---2014---
(Dec 22) @ Sri Lanka;
RFS Moskva visits Colomba for rest and relaxation, is greeted by Russian
ambassador to Sri Lanka, is participating in joint naval exercises with Sri
Lankan Navy (News.LK)
(Nov 11) @
Mediterranean; RFS Pyotr Veliky (Battle Cruiser) assumes FLAGSHIP role of
task force, relieves RFS Moskva (Cruiser) (RIA
Novosti)
(Sept 16) @
Mediterranean; relieves DDG-Adm. Panteleyev as FLAGSHIP, begins patrol near
Syria
(Sept 10) @ Straits of
Gibraltar; enters Mediterranean
(Aug 29) SYRIA CRISIS;
Debka reports will be deployed to Mediterranean off Syria
(Aug 26-29) @ La
Guaira, Venezuela; TF arrives for port call and to pay respects to Chavez,
next stop is Spain and Portugal (RIA
Novosti )
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RFS Moskva
(Cruiser)
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RFS Admiral
Kulakov (Destroyer) <North Sea Fleet>
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RFS Ivan Bubnov
(Tanker)
(MAY, 2013) @ Limassol, Cyprus
(Dec 18, 2012) Black Sea Fleet ships tasked for SYRIA
TASK FORCE, urgent deployment
(Dec 10) MOSKVA Task Force returns for home
port
(Dec 6) MOSKVA TF Anti-Piracy deployment in
Gulf of Aden CANCELLED, CG Moskva and both LSTs are returning to
Sevestopol, DDG Smetlivy is reassigned to patrol near Crete (Rusnavy.com )
(Nov 9, 2012)
The Black Sea Fleet will be sending a
task force to the Gulf of Aden led by the MOSKVA, and including units
currently in Mediterranean (Rusnavy.com )
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Slava Class Cruiser
BLACK SEA FLAGSHIP
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RFS Varyag
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---2015---
(Aug 30) @ Vladivostok;
Russian Pacific Fleet flagship RFS Varyag participates in JOINT SEA 2015
exercises with China, includes RFS Bystriy (DDG) and Peresvet (LST) (http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/video/2015-08/30/c_134569491.htm)
---2014---
(Nov
20) @ Coral Sea; Australia says monitoring of Russian flotilla ends, Russian
ships leave Coral Sea, HMAS Parramatta and Stuart were deployed to monitor
task force (Ipswich)
(Nov 13) Russian task force led by RFS Varyag nears Australia, G20
summit being held in Sydney (Sputnik)
(Jul 17-19) @ Sea of Japan; Active Sea Phase begins in the Peter the
Great Gulf, includes tactical maneuvering, artillery and missile drills, and
helicopter deck-landing drills (RIA)
(May 26) @ Shanghai;
Chinese destroyer PLAN Zhenghou and Russian cruiser RFS Varyag welcome public
aboard ship for tours (People's
Daily)
(May 25) @ Shanghai;
Chinese and Russian ships return to Shanghai following JOINT SEA 2014 at-sea
combat exercises
(May
14) @ Vladivostok; Six Russian warships depart for Shanghai, China to
participate in major bi-lateral exercise JOINT SEA 2014 (People's Daily)
(May 7) @ Pacific;
Russian battle group lead by cruiser RFS Varyag departs for major joint
exercise with China (RIA
Novosti)
(Nov 11) @ Alexandria,
Egypt; RFS Varyag (Cruiser) makes port visit for 6-days, first Russian
warship to visit since 1992, precedes Russian delegation to interim Egyptian
government in an effort to secure weapons contracts and expand influence (RIA
Novosti)
(Nov 2) @ E.
Mediterranean; RFS Varyag (CG) arrives in Mediterranean, will assume FLAG of
task force (RT)
(Oct) @ Gulf of Aden,
may divert to Mediterranean Task Force
(Aug 29) Russia plans
to rotate ships, North Fleet DDG not identified, RFS Moskva TF returning to
Mediterranean; RFS Varyag from Pacific will join this Fall (Defense
News ) (RIA
Novosti )
(July 9) @ Vladivostok;
JOINT SEA 2013, PLAN and Russian warships depart for naval drills; including
anchorage air defense, maritime supply, diver detection, joint escort and the
rescue of hijacked vessels (People's Daily PIC ) (People's Daily )
(July 5-12, 2013) @ Vladivostok; 7-PLAN ships arrive for
major naval exercise JOINT SEA 2013, focusing on maritime
defense, escorts, and SAR, 12-Russian ships participating (People's Daily )(People's Daily )
(Apr 21) Varyag & DDG
arrive in China
(Apr 15, 2012) Varyag and 3-DDG leave for China, prep
for EX
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Slava Class Cruiser
Pacific Fleet Flagship
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FLEET AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT SHIPS
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BALTIC
SEA FLEET
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LST – RFS Kaliningrad (Landing Ship) <<Fleet Flagship>>
(Jan 21)
Baltic and Black Sea Fleet ships complete amphibious landing EX near
Novorossiysk (Rusnavy )
(Dec 18, 2012) Baltic Sea Fleet
ships tasked for SYRIA TASK FORCE, urgent deployment
(Jun 19, 2012) @ Celtic
Fest, denies sending to Syria
(Jun 1-19, 2012)
BALTOPS 2012 w/ NATO ships
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RUSSIAN
BLACK
SEA FLEET
ACTIVE WARSHIPS
LST – Azov
LST – Nikolai Filchenkov
LST – Novocherkassk
LST – Saratov
LST – Yamal
DRYDOCK
LST – Cesar Kunikov
(Mar, 2013 – 15)
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LST – RFS Azov (Rophucha-II class Landing Ship)
(Oct 9, 2013) @
Baltiisk, Kaliningrad; RFS Azov returning to Mediterranean Task Force after
participating in ZAPAD 2013, will make port visit at Ceuta, Spain, then
return to Sevestopol in November (RIA Novosti)
(Dec 27, 2012) pass Turkish
Straits
(Dec 24, 2012) depart
Novocherkassk for Syria Task Force
LST – RFS Cesar Kunikov (Landing Ship)
(Dec, 2012) will enter dry-dock in Varna, Bulgaria
for 2-year overhaul starting Mar'2013
(Jul 28, 2012) LST C.
Kunikov & N. Filchenkov return to Sevastopol from Mediterranean
(Apr 5-24, 2012) BLACKSEAFOR
EX
LST – RFS Minsk (Landing Ship)
(Sept 14) @ Bosporous;
DDG-Smetlivy and LST-N. Filchenkov transit straits en-route to Syria
(Sept 7) @
Mediterranean; INTEL-Priazovye,
LST-Minsk & Novocherkassk EST arrive, begin patrol in Mediterranean Task
Force
(Sept 5) @ Bosphorus
Straits; INTEL-Priazovye, LST-Minsk & Novocherkassk transit straits
en-route to Mediterranean (Defense News ); Russia
advises that the Mediterranean Task Force has been boosted in case Russian
citizens need to be evacuated from Syria (RIA Novosti )
LST – RFS Nikolai Filchenkov (Landing Ship)
(Sept 26, 2013) @ Latakia, Syria; LST-N. Filchenkov
visits for one day, escorted into port by Syrian missile boats (RIA Novosti )
(Dec 27) pass Turkish
Straits
(Dec 24) depart
Novocherkassk for Syria Task Force
(7/28) LST C. Kunikov
& N. Filchenkov return to Sevastopol from Mediterranean
(6/22) LST N.
Filchenkov @ Novorossiysk, offload equipment
(Jun 19, 2012) LST N. Filchenkov possibly heading to
Syria w/weapons, marines
LST – RFS Novocherkassk (Ropucha-1 Class Landing Ship)
(Sept 7) @ Mediterranean; INTEL-Priazovye, LST-Minsk &
Novocherkassk EST arrive, begin patrol in Mediterranean Task Force
(Sept 5) @ Bosphorus
Straits; INTEL-Priazovye, LST-Minsk & Novocherkassk transit straits
en-route to Mediterranean (Defense News
); Russia advises that the Mediterranean Task Force has been boosted in case
Russian citizens need to be evacuated from Syria (RIA Novosti
)
(Apr 12) @ Constanta,
Romania, BLACKSEAFOR Phase-2 Begins
(Apr 9) @ Varna, Bulgaria,
BLACKSEAFOR Phase-1 Begins (3-day at sea)
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PARTICIPANTS:
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BULGARIA –
Reshitelni (Corvette)
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GEORGIA –
Sukhumi (Coastal Patrol)
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ROMANIA –
Macelariu (Corvette)
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RUSSIA –
Novocherkassk (Ropucha-1 class Landing Ship)
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TURKEY –
Heybeliada (Corvette)
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UKRAINE
– Cherkassy (Minesweeper)
(Dec 18) Black Sea Fleet ships tasked for SYRIA
TASK FORCE, urgent deployment
(Nov 9) The Black Sea
Fleet will be sending a task force to
the Gulf of Aden led by the MOSKVA, and including units currently in
Mediterranean (Rusnavy.com
)
(Oct 5-29) LST
Novocherkassk @ Corfu, Greece
(Jun 22, 2012) LST N. Filchenkov @ Novorossiysk,
offload equipment
LST – RFS Saratov (Landing Ship)
(Feb 13) Russia deploys
three ships from Black Sea Fleet (RFS Ladny, Saratob and Yamal) to the east
Mediterranean Task Force rotation, which is currently commanded from the RFS
Severomorsk (panorama.am)
---2014---
(Mar 7) @ Kerch;
Russian armored vehicles and transports reinforce Russian infantry in Crimea
via amphibious landing in Kerch Straits
(Mar 4, 2014) @
Bosporus Straits; Russian landing ships RFS Saratov and Yamal diverted from
Mediterranean Task Force, cross Bosporus into Black Sea; closely followed by
Ukrainian Frigate and flagship UPS Hetman Sahaydachniy (Zero Hedge)
(Nov 9, 2012) The Black Sea Fleet will be sending a task force to the Gulf of
Aden led by the MOSKVA, and including units currently in Mediterranean (Rusnavy.com )
LST – RFS Yamal (Landing Ship)
(Feb 13, 2015) Russia
deploys three ships from Black Sea Fleet (RFS Ladny, Saratob and Yamal) to
the east Mediterranean Task Force rotation, which is currently commanded from
the RFS Severomorsk (panorama.am)
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RUSSIAN
PACIFIC
FLEET
ACTIVE WARSHIPS
LST – Peresvet
LST – Adm. Nevelsky
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LST – RFS Admiral Nevelskoy (Landing Ship)
(May 25) @ Shanghai;
Chinese and Russian ships return to Shanghai following JOINT SEA 2014 at-sea
combat exercises
(May
14) @ Vladivostok; Six Russian warships depart for Shanghai, China to
participate in major bi-lateral exercise JOINT SEA 2014 (People's Daily)
---2013---
(Sept 4) Identified as
current MED TASK FORCE Amphibious Ship
RFS Peresvet (Landing Ship)
(Aug 30) @ Vladivostok;
Russian Pacific Fleet flagship RFS Varyag participates in JOINT SEA 2015
exercises with China, includes RFS Bystriy (DDG) and Peresvet (LST) (http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/video/2015-08/30/c_134569491.htm)
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