Massimo Frantarelli
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🔺Baltic Sea activity - Breaking!
Russian Navy Northern Fleet Pr.1155 Udaloy class destroyer, BPK-626 “Vice Admiral Kulakov” VISID departed the Baltic Sea, 16 December 2025.
⚠️ Having been relieved by BPK-619 "Severomorsk", BPK-626 may return to homeport Severomorsk.
Russian Navy Northern Fleet Pr.1155 Udaloy class destroyer, BPK-626 “Vice Admiral Kulakov” VISID departed the Baltic Sea, 16 December 2025.
⚠️ Having been relieved by BPK-619 "Severomorsk", BPK-626 may return to homeport Severomorsk.
December 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
🔺Baltic Sea activity - Breaking!
Russian Navy Northern Fleet Pr.1155 Udaloy class destroyer, BPK-626 “Vice Admiral Kulakov” VISID departed the Baltic Sea, 16 December 2025.
⚠️ Having been relieved by BPK-619 "Severomorsk", BPK-626 may return to homeport Severomorsk.
Russian Navy Northern Fleet Pr.1155 Udaloy class destroyer, BPK-626 “Vice Admiral Kulakov” VISID departed the Baltic Sea, 16 December 2025.
⚠️ Having been relieved by BPK-619 "Severomorsk", BPK-626 may return to homeport Severomorsk.
JSC “Dalzavod Ship Repair Center” (Vladivostok).
Project 1155M frigate “Admiral Vinogradov”(Repair/Modernization).
❗🗓️Dec. 10, 2025
Project 1155M frigate “Admiral Vinogradov”(Repair/Modernization).
❗🗓️Dec. 10, 2025
December 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
JSC “Dalzavod Ship Repair Center” (Vladivostok).
Project 1155M frigate “Admiral Vinogradov”(Repair/Modernization).
❗🗓️Dec. 10, 2025
Project 1155M frigate “Admiral Vinogradov”(Repair/Modernization).
❗🗓️Dec. 10, 2025
Project 877EKM Kilo-class SSK B-806 “Dmitrov”.
Kronshtadt.
Photo by E. Kudryavtseva(~Dec. 10)
Kronshtadt.
Photo by E. Kudryavtseva(~Dec. 10)
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Project 877EKM Kilo-class SSK B-806 “Dmitrov”.
Kronshtadt.
Photo by E. Kudryavtseva(~Dec. 10)
Kronshtadt.
Photo by E. Kudryavtseva(~Dec. 10)
Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvette «Burya».
🗺️Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region.
Photo by "putniki dalnikh dorog"(Dec. 2025)
🗺️Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region.
Photo by "putniki dalnikh dorog"(Dec. 2025)
December 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvette «Burya».
🗺️Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region.
Photo by "putniki dalnikh dorog"(Dec. 2025)
🗺️Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region.
Photo by "putniki dalnikh dorog"(Dec. 2025)
Project 949A Antey/Oscar II-class SSGN K-410 "Smolensk", part of the 11th Submarine Division of the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet.
Zaozersk, Zapadnaya Litsa.
Video by "Smolensk Region" (December 2025)
Zaozersk, Zapadnaya Litsa.
Video by "Smolensk Region" (December 2025)
December 12, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Project 949A Antey/Oscar II-class SSGN K-410 "Smolensk", part of the 11th Submarine Division of the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet.
Zaozersk, Zapadnaya Litsa.
Video by "Smolensk Region" (December 2025)
Zaozersk, Zapadnaya Litsa.
Video by "Smolensk Region" (December 2025)
The Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyer "Severomorsk" entered the Baltic Sea today.
📷 FB-"Under Broen"/Anders Dyhrberg Bruun.
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📷 FB-"Under Broen"/Anders Dyhrberg Bruun.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyer "Severomorsk" entered the Baltic Sea today.
📷 FB-"Under Broen"/Anders Dyhrberg Bruun.
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📷 FB-"Under Broen"/Anders Dyhrberg Bruun.
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JSC Kronstadt Marine Plant.
Project 864 Vishnya-Class AGI ship SSV-175 "Viktor Leonov" repair/maintenance.
The ship arrived in Kronstadt two months ago after completing its mission in the Mediterranean Sea.
/Dec. 8/
Project 864 Vishnya-Class AGI ship SSV-175 "Viktor Leonov" repair/maintenance.
The ship arrived in Kronstadt two months ago after completing its mission in the Mediterranean Sea.
/Dec. 8/
December 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
JSC Kronstadt Marine Plant.
Project 864 Vishnya-Class AGI ship SSV-175 "Viktor Leonov" repair/maintenance.
The ship arrived in Kronstadt two months ago after completing its mission in the Mediterranean Sea.
/Dec. 8/
Project 864 Vishnya-Class AGI ship SSV-175 "Viktor Leonov" repair/maintenance.
The ship arrived in Kronstadt two months ago after completing its mission in the Mediterranean Sea.
/Dec. 8/
As it turned out, that day marked the beginning of preparations for the Admiral Ushakov destroyer's flag-lowering ceremony, which took place a couple of days later(Dec. 6), thus decommissioning the ship from the Northern Fleet.
Project 956A Sovremenny-class destroyer "Admiral Ushakov".
Severomorsk.
📷 A. Guryev (Dec. 2025)
Severomorsk.
📷 A. Guryev (Dec. 2025)
December 9, 2025 at 6:29 AM
As it turned out, that day marked the beginning of preparations for the Admiral Ushakov destroyer's flag-lowering ceremony, which took place a couple of days later(Dec. 6), thus decommissioning the ship from the Northern Fleet.
Project 08851 Yasen-M class SSGN.
Borey-A class SSBN.
Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyer.
Severomorsk.
Photo by N. Sosnovskaya (📺unknown)
Borey-A class SSBN.
Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyer.
Severomorsk.
Photo by N. Sosnovskaya (📺unknown)
December 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Project 08851 Yasen-M class SSGN.
Borey-A class SSBN.
Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyer.
Severomorsk.
Photo by N. Sosnovskaya (📺unknown)
Borey-A class SSBN.
Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyer.
Severomorsk.
Photo by N. Sosnovskaya (📺unknown)
Project 22350 Gorshkov-class frigate.
~JSC PO Sevmash, Severodvinsk.
📷/📹"Gid Severodvinsk" (Nov. 30)
Two other frigates of this project are in Severomorsk.
~JSC PO Sevmash, Severodvinsk.
📷/📹"Gid Severodvinsk" (Nov. 30)
Two other frigates of this project are in Severomorsk.
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Project 22350 Gorshkov-class frigate.
~JSC PO Sevmash, Severodvinsk.
📷/📹"Gid Severodvinsk" (Nov. 30)
Two other frigates of this project are in Severomorsk.
~JSC PO Sevmash, Severodvinsk.
📷/📹"Gid Severodvinsk" (Nov. 30)
Two other frigates of this project are in Severomorsk.
Project 956A Sovremenny-class destroyer "Admiral Ushakov".
Severomorsk.
📷 A. Guryev (Dec. 2025)
Severomorsk.
📷 A. Guryev (Dec. 2025)
December 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Project 956A Sovremenny-class destroyer "Admiral Ushakov".
Severomorsk.
📷 A. Guryev (Dec. 2025)
Severomorsk.
📷 A. Guryev (Dec. 2025)
[Dec. 4]MoD RF:
The crews of Tu-22M3 long-range supersonic missile carrier bombers (with the Kh-22 anti-ship missile) conducted training flights.
Probably from the Belaya airbase, Irkutsk Region.
The crews of Tu-22M3 long-range supersonic missile carrier bombers (with the Kh-22 anti-ship missile) conducted training flights.
Probably from the Belaya airbase, Irkutsk Region.
December 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
[Dec. 4]MoD RF:
The crews of Tu-22M3 long-range supersonic missile carrier bombers (with the Kh-22 anti-ship missile) conducted training flights.
Probably from the Belaya airbase, Irkutsk Region.
The crews of Tu-22M3 long-range supersonic missile carrier bombers (with the Kh-22 anti-ship missile) conducted training flights.
Probably from the Belaya airbase, Irkutsk Region.
Reposted by Massimo Frantarelli
🔺OOA activity - Breaking
Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet Pr.22160 PS-417 “Viktor Veliky” VISID departed the Baltic Sea, 4 December 2025, escorting Russian COI tanker “General Skobelev”.
⚠️A notable first deployment for PS-417!
Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet Pr.22160 PS-417 “Viktor Veliky” VISID departed the Baltic Sea, 4 December 2025, escorting Russian COI tanker “General Skobelev”.
⚠️A notable first deployment for PS-417!
December 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🔺OOA activity - Breaking
Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet Pr.22160 PS-417 “Viktor Veliky” VISID departed the Baltic Sea, 4 December 2025, escorting Russian COI tanker “General Skobelev”.
⚠️A notable first deployment for PS-417!
Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet Pr.22160 PS-417 “Viktor Veliky” VISID departed the Baltic Sea, 4 December 2025, escorting Russian COI tanker “General Skobelev”.
⚠️A notable first deployment for PS-417!
Reposted by Massimo Frantarelli
🔺Missile firing activity - Breaking
Russian Navy Northern Fleet conducted a missile firing event on the White Sea range, 4 December 2025.
⚠️Candidate shooter: NEWCON Pr. 885M “Perm” Kalibr certification firing.
Image: Oleg Kuleshov
Russian Navy Northern Fleet conducted a missile firing event on the White Sea range, 4 December 2025.
⚠️Candidate shooter: NEWCON Pr. 885M “Perm” Kalibr certification firing.
Image: Oleg Kuleshov
December 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
🔺Missile firing activity - Breaking
Russian Navy Northern Fleet conducted a missile firing event on the White Sea range, 4 December 2025.
⚠️Candidate shooter: NEWCON Pr. 885M “Perm” Kalibr certification firing.
Image: Oleg Kuleshov
Russian Navy Northern Fleet conducted a missile firing event on the White Sea range, 4 December 2025.
⚠️Candidate shooter: NEWCON Pr. 885M “Perm” Kalibr certification firing.
Image: Oleg Kuleshov
Reposted by Massimo Frantarelli
🔺OOA activity - Update
Russian Navy Baltic Fleet Pr.02980 class tug “Aleksandr Frolov” returned to Baltiysk, 4 December 2025, following escort of likely Black Sea Fleet Kilo class SSK B-265 “Krasnodar” to the Skagerrak.
⚠️B-265 remains under way & commenced operational deployment.
Russian Navy Baltic Fleet Pr.02980 class tug “Aleksandr Frolov” returned to Baltiysk, 4 December 2025, following escort of likely Black Sea Fleet Kilo class SSK B-265 “Krasnodar” to the Skagerrak.
⚠️B-265 remains under way & commenced operational deployment.
December 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🔺OOA activity - Update
Russian Navy Baltic Fleet Pr.02980 class tug “Aleksandr Frolov” returned to Baltiysk, 4 December 2025, following escort of likely Black Sea Fleet Kilo class SSK B-265 “Krasnodar” to the Skagerrak.
⚠️B-265 remains under way & commenced operational deployment.
Russian Navy Baltic Fleet Pr.02980 class tug “Aleksandr Frolov” returned to Baltiysk, 4 December 2025, following escort of likely Black Sea Fleet Kilo class SSK B-265 “Krasnodar” to the Skagerrak.
⚠️B-265 remains under way & commenced operational deployment.
Project 06363 Improved Kilo-class SSK B-261 “Novorossiysk”.
Kronstadt.
📷E. Kadrova (Dec. 2025)
Kronstadt.
📷E. Kadrova (Dec. 2025)
December 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Project 06363 Improved Kilo-class SSK B-261 “Novorossiysk”.
Kronstadt.
📷E. Kadrova (Dec. 2025)
Kronstadt.
📷E. Kadrova (Dec. 2025)
An expedition to search for sunken ships and vessels has begun in the Baltic Sea (running until Dec. 20).
Search operations are being conducted from the RV "Akademik Boris Petrov" using modern hydroacoustic equipment.
Scientific research is also planned⬇️.
rv.ocean.ru/news/2025/64...
Search operations are being conducted from the RV "Akademik Boris Petrov" using modern hydroacoustic equipment.
Scientific research is also planned⬇️.
rv.ocean.ru/news/2025/64...
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
An expedition to search for sunken ships and vessels has begun in the Baltic Sea (running until Dec. 20).
Search operations are being conducted from the RV "Akademik Boris Petrov" using modern hydroacoustic equipment.
Scientific research is also planned⬇️.
rv.ocean.ru/news/2025/64...
Search operations are being conducted from the RV "Akademik Boris Petrov" using modern hydroacoustic equipment.
Scientific research is also planned⬇️.
rv.ocean.ru/news/2025/64...
On Dec. 1, the RV Akademik Ioffe embarked on an expedition to the western tropical Atlantic.
The first stage of the expedition will involve hydrological, hydrooptical, and biological surveys in the quasi-stationary Lofoten eddy in the northern Norwegian Sea.
Details:
ocean.ru/index.php/vs...
The first stage of the expedition will involve hydrological, hydrooptical, and biological surveys in the quasi-stationary Lofoten eddy in the northern Norwegian Sea.
Details:
ocean.ru/index.php/vs...
December 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
On Dec. 1, the RV Akademik Ioffe embarked on an expedition to the western tropical Atlantic.
The first stage of the expedition will involve hydrological, hydrooptical, and biological surveys in the quasi-stationary Lofoten eddy in the northern Norwegian Sea.
Details:
ocean.ru/index.php/vs...
The first stage of the expedition will involve hydrological, hydrooptical, and biological surveys in the quasi-stationary Lofoten eddy in the northern Norwegian Sea.
Details:
ocean.ru/index.php/vs...
The Steregushchiy-class corvette Aldar Tsydenzhapov (+ Ka-27PL) conducted anti-submarine exercises in Peter the Great Bay.
+ Project 06363 Improved Kilo-class SSK.
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
+ Project 06363 Improved Kilo-class SSK.
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Steregushchiy-class corvette Aldar Tsydenzhapov (+ Ka-27PL) conducted anti-submarine exercises in Peter the Great Bay.
+ Project 06363 Improved Kilo-class SSK.
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
+ Project 06363 Improved Kilo-class SSK.
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
Night footage of the research vessel "Akademik Nikolay Strakhov" entering Kola Bay after a scientific expedition in the Barents Sea.
Video by N. Solovyovskaya(Dec. 2025)
Video by N. Solovyovskaya(Dec. 2025)
December 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Night footage of the research vessel "Akademik Nikolay Strakhov" entering Kola Bay after a scientific expedition in the Barents Sea.
Video by N. Solovyovskaya(Dec. 2025)
Video by N. Solovyovskaya(Dec. 2025)
Reposted by Massimo Frantarelli
🚨🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE PHOTO 🚨🚨🚨
After escorting the tanker 🇷🇺KAMA in early November, the frigate 🇷🇺BOIKIY was spotted departing the port of🇸🇾Tartus on November 28.
Is she continuing to escort 🇷🇺Russian vessels linked to the « shadow fleet »?
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After escorting the tanker 🇷🇺KAMA in early November, the frigate 🇷🇺BOIKIY was spotted departing the port of🇸🇾Tartus on November 28.
Is she continuing to escort 🇷🇺Russian vessels linked to the « shadow fleet »?
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December 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🚨🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE PHOTO 🚨🚨🚨
After escorting the tanker 🇷🇺KAMA in early November, the frigate 🇷🇺BOIKIY was spotted departing the port of🇸🇾Tartus on November 28.
Is she continuing to escort 🇷🇺Russian vessels linked to the « shadow fleet »?
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After escorting the tanker 🇷🇺KAMA in early November, the frigate 🇷🇺BOIKIY was spotted departing the port of🇸🇾Tartus on November 28.
Is she continuing to escort 🇷🇺Russian vessels linked to the « shadow fleet »?
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Training ship "Smolny"(300).
Karakurt-class corvette «Amur»(-).
Sonya-class minesweeper "Novocheboksarsk" (501).
Photo by E. Pulyaevskaya (~Nov. 29).
🗺️Kronstadt.
Karakurt-class corvette «Amur»(-).
Sonya-class minesweeper "Novocheboksarsk" (501).
Photo by E. Pulyaevskaya (~Nov. 29).
🗺️Kronstadt.
December 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Training ship "Smolny"(300).
Karakurt-class corvette «Amur»(-).
Sonya-class minesweeper "Novocheboksarsk" (501).
Photo by E. Pulyaevskaya (~Nov. 29).
🗺️Kronstadt.
Karakurt-class corvette «Amur»(-).
Sonya-class minesweeper "Novocheboksarsk" (501).
Photo by E. Pulyaevskaya (~Nov. 29).
🗺️Kronstadt.
Borey-A class SSBN.
Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Date unknown).
Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Date unknown).
December 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Borey-A class SSBN.
Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Date unknown).
Severomorsk.
Photo by A. Guryev (Date unknown).
Project 956A Sovremenny-class destroyer "Admiral Ushakov".
Project 11711 LST “Ivan Gren”.
Severomorsk.
Photo by MoD RF (Dec. 1)
Project 11711 LST “Ivan Gren”.
Severomorsk.
Photo by MoD RF (Dec. 1)
December 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Project 956A Sovremenny-class destroyer "Admiral Ushakov".
Project 11711 LST “Ivan Gren”.
Severomorsk.
Photo by MoD RF (Dec. 1)
Project 11711 LST “Ivan Gren”.
Severomorsk.
Photo by MoD RF (Dec. 1)
Reposted by Massimo Frantarelli
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December 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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