Current Events in Europe

Russian fleet to leave Crimea in 2017: Hrytsenko 5tv.com Russia will withdraw its fleet from Ukraine by the year 2017. Defense minister Anatoliy Hrytsenko made the announcement in Sevastopol on Thursday. He said that preparations for the Russian fleet's withdrawal should already be underway, as relocating the fleet is a process that will take many years. Hrytsenko was in Sevastopol for launching of a new Ukrainian naval ship. The "Ternopil" corvette class ship joins the country’s 40 ship strong fleet. On the same day Hrytsenko announced that the country's only submarine, the Zaporizhya, will be taken out of service.

Russian Ground Forces OOB (Institute for the Study of War, pdf)

Mikoyan expecting Russian MiG-35 order soon (Jane's)

From Aviation Week Russian Military Aircrew Numbers Tumble Dec 16, 2009 Alexey Komarov/Moscow Douglas Barrie/London Aircrew numbers in the Russian air force are to be cut by 40% as part of a program that will see the service adopt a revised operational-command structure by year-end. Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin, the air force chief, unveiled the far-reaching plan last summer with the aim of transforming his service into an agile force capable of dealing with more diverse types of threats. Zelin says the new structure will consist of operational commands, air force bases and aerospace defense brigades (to counter aircraft and missile threats). Existing air …

Short but interesting comments: http://blogs.cfr.org/davidson/2015/09/30/vladimir-putins-naval-ambitions-have-only-begun/

By Navy Recognition: http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3805

Russian Navy 'rebalances' to the Med (USNI, Proceedings)

CNO Greenert: Russian Navy Very Busy in the Undersea Domain (USNI News)

From RIA Novosti [excerpt] CV32: Nice shot of the Yury Dolgoruky.

From RIA Novosti [excerpt] CV32: Just another day in Moscow ... And a link to an interesting story about what the 'pundits' are saying about these latest moves: Putin purging elites through Medvedev

From RIA Novosti Russia could focus on tactical nuclear weapons for subs 12:43 | 23/ 03/ 2009 MOSCOW, March 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russia may prioritize the development of nuclear-powered attack submarines armed with nuclear-capable cruise missiles in the future, while maintaining its fleet of strategic subs, a senior Navy official said. The Russian Navy maintains a fleet of about 60 submarines, including 10 nuclear-powered strategic submarines, over 30 nuclear-powered attack submarines, diesel-electric submarines and special-purpose subs. "Probably, tactical nuclear weapons [on submarines] will play a key role in the future," Vice Admiral Oleg Burtsev, deput…

Russian Navy Gets New Carrier-Based Fighters (RIA Novosti)

Russian Navy receives first Admiral Grigorovich class frigate (Jane's)

Russian Navy receives first Ka-52KM naval helicopter (Jane's)

A short but concise article in Mer et Marine (in French) about the Russian Navy, by Bernard Prézelin, editor of Combat Fleets of the World: http://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/focus-la-difficile-modernisation-de-la-marine-russe

Russian Navy to acquire 12 new Lada-class submarines (Jane's)

Russian Navy to Get Dugon Landing Ships This Year (RIA Novosti)

April 27, 2005 NavyTimes.com Russian navy to get new submarines Associated Press MOSCOW — Russia’s navy will get two newly equipped nuclear submarines in 2006, armed with new Bulava-M intercontinental ballistic missiles, Russian news agencies quoted Commander in Chief Adm. Vladimir Kuroyedov as saying Wednesday. The submarines will bear the names of Yuri Dolgoruky, the prince who founded Moscow, and Dmitry Donskoy, who led Russian warriors in a decisive battle that brought Tatar rule of Russia to an end in the 14th century. Kuroyedov said the submarines should join the navy by the end of next year. The missiles have a range of 5,000 miles and are in the m…

RUSSIAN NAVY TO MAINTAIN SURFACE SHIP FLEET INTACT FOR 10-15 YEARS MOSCOW, May 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russia can maintain its current surface ship fleet without sizeable reduction for the coming 10-15 years, the Russian Navy's commander-in-chief, Adm. Vladimir Kuroyedov, told RIA Novosti. "By overhauling our ships, we can maintain the current surface fleet until 2015-20 without any considerable reduction," he said. According to the admiral, the situation is more complicated as far as small surface ships and craft operating in the littorals are concerned. "Repairs and overhaul will not be enough here," Kuroyedov stressed. "It is simple - the smaller is the ship,…

From DefenseNews Russian Navy to Start Sorties in Atlantic-Tass REUTERS, MOSCOW Russia’s navy said on Wednesday it would start sorties in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean, the latest move by an increasingly assertive Moscow to demonstrate its military might. “The aim of the sorties is to ensure a naval presence in tactically important regions of the world ocean,” Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov told President Vladimir Putin, according to a transcript of the meeting supplied by the Kremlin. Buoyed by huge oil revenues, Russia under Putin has been boosting military spending while at the same time using diplomacy to broaden Moscow’s influence. Earlier …