Russia inherited a navy built to fight U.S. aircraft carriers, but in Ukraine that Soviet-era force has become more of a ...

Key Points and Summary - Ukraine spotlighted Russia’s naval weaknesses—aging surface combatants, a crippled carrier, constrained access—but also its likely path forward. -Instead of chasing blue-water ...

MILAN — NATO officials have been tracking a decrease in Russia’s naval presence in the Mediterranean, which officials have attributed to readiness problems and the Baltic Sea and High North regions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nato chief Mark Rutte ridiculed Russia’s beleaguered Black Sea fleet submarine Novorossiysk as it surfaced in European waters We ...

October 9, 2025: By the end of 2023, the Russian Black Sea Fleet was largely destroyed by Ukrainian airborne and naval drones, as well as land-based anti-ship missiles. About a third of Russian ships ...

The Russian Navy has had difficulty naming its ships for famous Russian admirals—in large part because there have been so few of them deserving of the honor. During the Soviet era, the Kremlin adopted ...

Aleksandr Osipovich Shabalin was a World War II torpedo boat commander who served in the Soviet Navy throughout his professional career. Shabalin was twice awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet ...