Massimo Frantarelli
@mrfrantarelli.bsky.social
Military observer. (Mostly Ru.)
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Project 877LPMB Paltus/Kilo I class SSK B-800 Kaluga / Project 877 Paltus/Kilo I class SSK B-459 Vladikavkaz.
Project 877 Kilo-class SSK(awaiting disposal).
Project 1124М Grisha-class corvettes.
Polyarny, Murmansk Oblast.
📷A. Pronin (📅undated)
Project 877 Kilo-class SSK(awaiting disposal).
Project 1124М Grisha-class corvettes.
Polyarny, Murmansk Oblast.
📷A. Pronin (📅undated)
January 31, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Project 877LPMB Paltus/Kilo I class SSK B-800 Kaluga / Project 877 Paltus/Kilo I class SSK B-459 Vladikavkaz.
Project 877 Kilo-class SSK(awaiting disposal).
Project 1124М Grisha-class corvettes.
Polyarny, Murmansk Oblast.
📷A. Pronin (📅undated)
Project 877 Kilo-class SSK(awaiting disposal).
Project 1124М Grisha-class corvettes.
Polyarny, Murmansk Oblast.
📷A. Pronin (📅undated)
Project 304 floating workshop "PM-82".
~Kronstadt/Saint Petersburg.
Photo by K. Zaitseva(🗓️this week)
Are they preparing the vessel to return to the Mediterranean Sea?
In early 2024, the floating workshop "PM-82" returned to Baltiysk after six months of missions in the Mediterranean
~Kronstadt/Saint Petersburg.
Photo by K. Zaitseva(🗓️this week)
Are they preparing the vessel to return to the Mediterranean Sea?
In early 2024, the floating workshop "PM-82" returned to Baltiysk after six months of missions in the Mediterranean
January 30, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Project 304 floating workshop "PM-82".
~Kronstadt/Saint Petersburg.
Photo by K. Zaitseva(🗓️this week)
Are they preparing the vessel to return to the Mediterranean Sea?
In early 2024, the floating workshop "PM-82" returned to Baltiysk after six months of missions in the Mediterranean
~Kronstadt/Saint Petersburg.
Photo by K. Zaitseva(🗓️this week)
Are they preparing the vessel to return to the Mediterranean Sea?
In early 2024, the floating workshop "PM-82" returned to Baltiysk after six months of missions in the Mediterranean
Project 130 Bereza-class degaussing ship SR-750 "Igor Petrov".
Project 21980 Grachonok-class anti-saboteur ship P-471 “Vladimir Nosov”.
Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region
Video by T. Smirnova.
/this week/
Project 21980 Grachonok-class anti-saboteur ship P-471 “Vladimir Nosov”.
Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region
Video by T. Smirnova.
/this week/
January 30, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Project 130 Bereza-class degaussing ship SR-750 "Igor Petrov".
Project 21980 Grachonok-class anti-saboteur ship P-471 “Vladimir Nosov”.
Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region
Video by T. Smirnova.
/this week/
Project 21980 Grachonok-class anti-saboteur ship P-471 “Vladimir Nosov”.
Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region
Video by T. Smirnova.
/this week/
Project 23550 ice-class patrol ship “Ivan Papanin” left Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Jan. 29)
Photo by A. Guryev (Jan. 29)
January 30, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Project 23550 ice-class patrol ship “Ivan Papanin” left Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Jan. 29)
Photo by A. Guryev (Jan. 29)
Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyers “Vice Admiral Kulakov” and "Admiral Levchenko".
Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Jan. 26)
Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Jan. 26)
January 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyers “Vice Admiral Kulakov” and "Admiral Levchenko".
Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Jan. 26)
Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Jan. 26)
Reposted by Massimo Frantarelli
The frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov arrived in the port of Muscat (Oman).
February 18- 25, the frigate will visit the Indian port of Visakhapatnam.
The ship will take part in the Russian-Indian exercise “Milan-2026” in the Bay of Bengal.
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📷: I. Egorov (Jan. 28)
February 18- 25, the frigate will visit the Indian port of Visakhapatnam.
The ship will take part in the Russian-Indian exercise “Milan-2026” in the Bay of Bengal.
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📷: I. Egorov (Jan. 28)
January 28, 2026 at 9:18 AM
The frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov arrived in the port of Muscat (Oman).
February 18- 25, the frigate will visit the Indian port of Visakhapatnam.
The ship will take part in the Russian-Indian exercise “Milan-2026” in the Bay of Bengal.
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📷: I. Egorov (Jan. 28)
February 18- 25, the frigate will visit the Indian port of Visakhapatnam.
The ship will take part in the Russian-Indian exercise “Milan-2026” in the Bay of Bengal.
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
📷: I. Egorov (Jan. 28)
The Project 1164 Slava-class cruiser «Marshal Ustinov» sets out to sea.
Kola Bay/Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Jan. 24)
Kola Bay/Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Jan. 24)
January 27, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The Project 1164 Slava-class cruiser «Marshal Ustinov» sets out to sea.
Kola Bay/Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Jan. 24)
Kola Bay/Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Jan. 24)
Project 20380 Steregushchiy-class corvette "Boykiy"(532).
Project 21631 Buyan-M Class missile corvette.
Project 12411 Tarantul-class corvette "Zarechnyy"(855).
Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvette.
Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region.
/Jan. 26/
Project 21631 Buyan-M Class missile corvette.
Project 12411 Tarantul-class corvette "Zarechnyy"(855).
Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvette.
Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region.
/Jan. 26/
January 27, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Project 20380 Steregushchiy-class corvette "Boykiy"(532).
Project 21631 Buyan-M Class missile corvette.
Project 12411 Tarantul-class corvette "Zarechnyy"(855).
Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvette.
Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region.
/Jan. 26/
Project 21631 Buyan-M Class missile corvette.
Project 12411 Tarantul-class corvette "Zarechnyy"(855).
Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvette.
Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region.
/Jan. 26/
Reposted by Massimo Frantarelli
[Jan. 26]MoD RF:
The Steregushchiy-class corvette "Boykiy" has returned to the main naval base of Russia's Baltic Fleet in Baltiysk.
The Steregushchiy-class corvette "Boykiy" has returned to the main naval base of Russia's Baltic Fleet in Baltiysk.
January 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
[Jan. 26]MoD RF:
The Steregushchiy-class corvette "Boykiy" has returned to the main naval base of Russia's Baltic Fleet in Baltiysk.
The Steregushchiy-class corvette "Boykiy" has returned to the main naval base of Russia's Baltic Fleet in Baltiysk.
[Jan. 26]MoD RF:
The Steregushchiy-class corvette "Boykiy" has returned to the main naval base of Russia's Baltic Fleet in Baltiysk.
The crew of the corvette Boykiy spent nine months on a long sea voyage, covering a total of more than 43,000 nautical miles
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
The Steregushchiy-class corvette "Boykiy" has returned to the main naval base of Russia's Baltic Fleet in Baltiysk.
The crew of the corvette Boykiy spent nine months on a long sea voyage, covering a total of more than 43,000 nautical miles
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
January 26, 2026 at 2:27 PM
[Jan. 26]MoD RF:
The Steregushchiy-class corvette "Boykiy" has returned to the main naval base of Russia's Baltic Fleet in Baltiysk.
The crew of the corvette Boykiy spent nine months on a long sea voyage, covering a total of more than 43,000 nautical miles
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
The Steregushchiy-class corvette "Boykiy" has returned to the main naval base of Russia's Baltic Fleet in Baltiysk.
The crew of the corvette Boykiy spent nine months on a long sea voyage, covering a total of more than 43,000 nautical miles
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
Project 21631 Buyan-M Class missile corvette "Stavropol".
Baltiysk.
D. Tolmachov (this week)
Baltiysk.
D. Tolmachov (this week)
January 25, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Project 21631 Buyan-M Class missile corvette "Stavropol".
Baltiysk.
D. Tolmachov (this week)
Baltiysk.
D. Tolmachov (this week)
Russian Pacific Fleet, Project 20380 Steregushchiy-class corvettes “Rezkiy”, “ Sovershennyy”(in the middle), “Aldar Tsydenzhapov”.
Vladivostok.
/this week/
Vladivostok.
/this week/
January 24, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Russian Pacific Fleet, Project 20380 Steregushchiy-class corvettes “Rezkiy”, “ Sovershennyy”(in the middle), “Aldar Tsydenzhapov”.
Vladivostok.
/this week/
Vladivostok.
/this week/
Two Tu-22M3 long-range supersonic missile carrier bombers (with the Kh-22/32 anti-ship missile) escorted by Su-35S and Su-30SM fighters performed a scheduled flight over the Baltic Sea.
The duration of the flight was more than five hours.
📹MoD RF(Jan. 22)
tvzvezda.ru/news/2026122...
The duration of the flight was more than five hours.
📹MoD RF(Jan. 22)
tvzvezda.ru/news/2026122...
January 22, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Two Tu-22M3 long-range supersonic missile carrier bombers (with the Kh-22/32 anti-ship missile) escorted by Su-35S and Su-30SM fighters performed a scheduled flight over the Baltic Sea.
The duration of the flight was more than five hours.
📹MoD RF(Jan. 22)
tvzvezda.ru/news/2026122...
The duration of the flight was more than five hours.
📹MoD RF(Jan. 22)
tvzvezda.ru/news/2026122...
Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyer “Vice Admiral Kulakov”.
Ka-27PL b/n “47” red, RF-19138.
~Severomorsk.
📷A. Guryev (Jan. 22)
Ka-27PL b/n “47” red, RF-19138.
~Severomorsk.
📷A. Guryev (Jan. 22)
January 22, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyer “Vice Admiral Kulakov”.
Ka-27PL b/n “47” red, RF-19138.
~Severomorsk.
📷A. Guryev (Jan. 22)
Ka-27PL b/n “47” red, RF-19138.
~Severomorsk.
📷A. Guryev (Jan. 22)
[Jan. 22]MoD RF:
In the Barents Sea, the crew of the Grisha-class corvette «Yunga» of the Russian Northern Fleet conducted artillery firing(AK-176M) at sea and coastal targets.
mil.ru/news/6c16869...
In the Barents Sea, the crew of the Grisha-class corvette «Yunga» of the Russian Northern Fleet conducted artillery firing(AK-176M) at sea and coastal targets.
mil.ru/news/6c16869...
January 22, 2026 at 10:31 AM
[Jan. 22]MoD RF:
In the Barents Sea, the crew of the Grisha-class corvette «Yunga» of the Russian Northern Fleet conducted artillery firing(AK-176M) at sea and coastal targets.
mil.ru/news/6c16869...
In the Barents Sea, the crew of the Grisha-class corvette «Yunga» of the Russian Northern Fleet conducted artillery firing(AK-176M) at sea and coastal targets.
mil.ru/news/6c16869...
Sonya-class minesweeper "Novocheboksarsk" (501).
Project 877EKM Kilo-class SSK B-806 “Dmitrov”.
Kronshtadt.
/this week/
Project 877EKM Kilo-class SSK B-806 “Dmitrov”.
Kronshtadt.
/this week/
January 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Sonya-class minesweeper "Novocheboksarsk" (501).
Project 877EKM Kilo-class SSK B-806 “Dmitrov”.
Kronshtadt.
/this week/
Project 877EKM Kilo-class SSK B-806 “Dmitrov”.
Kronshtadt.
/this week/
Several Russian Baltic Fleet ships departed Baltiysk and Kronstadt for the Baltic Sea to conduct scheduled exercises.
🔚Project 1331M/Parchim II class corvette "Kazanets"(311).
🔚Pr. 21631 Buyan-M class corvette «Naro-fominsk»(595).
Kronshtadt.
/Jan. 19-21/
🔚Project 1331M/Parchim II class corvette "Kazanets"(311).
🔚Pr. 21631 Buyan-M class corvette «Naro-fominsk»(595).
Kronshtadt.
/Jan. 19-21/
January 21, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Several Russian Baltic Fleet ships departed Baltiysk and Kronstadt for the Baltic Sea to conduct scheduled exercises.
🔚Project 1331M/Parchim II class corvette "Kazanets"(311).
🔚Pr. 21631 Buyan-M class corvette «Naro-fominsk»(595).
Kronshtadt.
/Jan. 19-21/
🔚Project 1331M/Parchim II class corvette "Kazanets"(311).
🔚Pr. 21631 Buyan-M class corvette «Naro-fominsk»(595).
Kronshtadt.
/Jan. 19-21/
Two Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers escorted by Su-35S and Su-30SM fighter jets performed a scheduled flight over the waters of the Sea of Japan. The duration of the flight was more than 11 hours.
📹MoD RF (Jan. 21)
📹MoD RF (Jan. 21)
January 21, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Two Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers escorted by Su-35S and Su-30SM fighter jets performed a scheduled flight over the waters of the Sea of Japan. The duration of the flight was more than 11 hours.
📹MoD RF (Jan. 21)
📹MoD RF (Jan. 21)
Project 12700 Alexandrit-class minesweeper «Aleksandr Obukhov»(507).
Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region.
Photo by Titova/Hasanov(2026).
Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region.
Photo by Titova/Hasanov(2026).
January 20, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Project 12700 Alexandrit-class minesweeper «Aleksandr Obukhov»(507).
Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region.
Photo by Titova/Hasanov(2026).
Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region.
Photo by Titova/Hasanov(2026).
The Project 08851 Yasen-M class SSGN "Ulyanovsk" is scheduled to be launched in the second half of 2026.
The submarine is expected to join the Russian Navy in 2027 after completing all necessary trials.
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The submarine is expected to join the Russian Navy in 2027 after completing all necessary trials.
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January 17, 2026 at 11:29 AM
The Project 08851 Yasen-M class SSGN "Ulyanovsk" is scheduled to be launched in the second half of 2026.
The submarine is expected to join the Russian Navy in 2027 after completing all necessary trials.
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
The submarine is expected to join the Russian Navy in 2027 after completing all necessary trials.
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
Reposted by Massimo Frantarelli
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A 🇷🇺 Russian convoy consisting of the corvette BOYKIY, escorting the tankers KAMA and GENERAL SKOBELEV, spotted in the Mediterranean Sea 🌊 on January 9, 2026, en route to the Strait of Gibraltar.
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A 🇷🇺 Russian convoy consisting of the corvette BOYKIY, escorting the tankers KAMA and GENERAL SKOBELEV, spotted in the Mediterranean Sea 🌊 on January 9, 2026, en route to the Strait of Gibraltar.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:32 PM
🚨🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS 🚨🚨🚨
A 🇷🇺 Russian convoy consisting of the corvette BOYKIY, escorting the tankers KAMA and GENERAL SKOBELEV, spotted in the Mediterranean Sea 🌊 on January 9, 2026, en route to the Strait of Gibraltar.
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A 🇷🇺 Russian convoy consisting of the corvette BOYKIY, escorting the tankers KAMA and GENERAL SKOBELEV, spotted in the Mediterranean Sea 🌊 on January 9, 2026, en route to the Strait of Gibraltar.
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NATO's SACEUR General Alexus Grynkewich on Arctic:
Chinese and Russian vessels are not studying seals or polar bears.
_______________________________
That's not true, here's the proof:
Russian scientists are studying the habitat of polar bears and tracking their movements.
🎥 "Russian U-boats&ships"
Chinese and Russian vessels are not studying seals or polar bears.
_______________________________
That's not true, here's the proof:
Russian scientists are studying the habitat of polar bears and tracking their movements.
🎥 "Russian U-boats&ships"
January 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
NATO's SACEUR General Alexus Grynkewich on Arctic:
Chinese and Russian vessels are not studying seals or polar bears.
_______________________________
That's not true, here's the proof:
Russian scientists are studying the habitat of polar bears and tracking their movements.
🎥 "Russian U-boats&ships"
Chinese and Russian vessels are not studying seals or polar bears.
_______________________________
That's not true, here's the proof:
Russian scientists are studying the habitat of polar bears and tracking their movements.
🎥 "Russian U-boats&ships"
Project 23550 ice-class patrol ship “Ivan Papanin”(400).
Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyers “Admiral Levchenko” and "Vice Admiral Kulakov"(626).
Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Jan. 10)
Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyers “Admiral Levchenko” and "Vice Admiral Kulakov"(626).
Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Jan. 10)
January 11, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Project 23550 ice-class patrol ship “Ivan Papanin”(400).
Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyers “Admiral Levchenko” and "Vice Admiral Kulakov"(626).
Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Jan. 10)
Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyers “Admiral Levchenko” and "Vice Admiral Kulakov"(626).
Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Jan. 10)
On this day 13 years ago, the Project 955 Borey-class SSBN K-535 Yuriy Dolgorukiy joined the Russian Navy.
The submarine is currently undergoing scheduled (medium) repairs in Severodvinsk.
The video shows an emergency surfacing maneuver(K-535).
Video by "Russian U-boats&ships"
The submarine is currently undergoing scheduled (medium) repairs in Severodvinsk.
The video shows an emergency surfacing maneuver(K-535).
Video by "Russian U-boats&ships"
January 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
On this day 13 years ago, the Project 955 Borey-class SSBN K-535 Yuriy Dolgorukiy joined the Russian Navy.
The submarine is currently undergoing scheduled (medium) repairs in Severodvinsk.
The video shows an emergency surfacing maneuver(K-535).
Video by "Russian U-boats&ships"
The submarine is currently undergoing scheduled (medium) repairs in Severodvinsk.
The video shows an emergency surfacing maneuver(K-535).
Video by "Russian U-boats&ships"
In 2025, as part of one of the exercises,Tu-142MK ASW aircraft crews performed a special flight to a remote area of the Arctic, during which they refueled for the first time in the airspace of the Arctic Ocean and the North Pole.
The total flight time was about 30 hours.
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
The total flight time was about 30 hours.
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
January 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM
In 2025, as part of one of the exercises,Tu-142MK ASW aircraft crews performed a special flight to a remote area of the Arctic, during which they refueled for the first time in the airspace of the Arctic Ocean and the North Pole.
The total flight time was about 30 hours.
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
The total flight time was about 30 hours.
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...