News of the fleet

The Russian military said that the port of Mariupol began to operate normally. The official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov said at a briefing on Wednesday that the measures for demining and demilitarization of the seaport have been completed.

The crew paid special attention to the detection of underwater targets at long distances

The crew of the guard ship of the Baltic Fleet "Intrepid", undergoing sea trials in the sea ranges of the Baltic Fleet, checked the operability and effectiveness of the ship's sonar system, the press service of the fleet reported on Wednesday.

In total, he performed more than 10 combat exercises, towed and float shields became targets for him

The patrol ship of the Baltic Fleet "Yaroslav the Wise" performed artillery firing on surface targets during exercises at sea, the press service of the fleet reported on Wednesday.

TASS has no official information on this

The forces and means of the Mediterranean Squadron of the Russian Navy, which mainly includes ships and vessels of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet), monitor NATO exercises in the Mediterranean Sea "Neptune Shield - 2022" with the participation of the American aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman. This was reported to TASS on Wednesday by a source in the naval sphere.

Last week, China commissioned the world's first 88-meter semi-autonomous Zhu Hai Yun drone ship, capable of transporting and launching unmanned vehicles of various classes, and then controlling their actions.

As reported by JSC Admiralty Shipyards (part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC), on May 21, 2022, the ice-resistant self-propelled platform "North Pole" of the project built at this enterprise in St. Petersburg for the Federal Service of Russia for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet) entered factory sea trials for the first time. 00903 (factory number 02404).

As reported, on May 21, 2022, the Mercury corvette of the modified project 20380 (factory number 1007, originally called "Zealous"), built for the Russian Navy in St. Petersburg at PJSC "Shipbuilding Plant "Severnaya Verf" (as part of JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation"), entered the factory sea trials in the Baltic Sea for the first time").

US and NATO warships need to return to the Black Sea, so Joe Biden must convince Erdogan to open the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits, closed after the start of the conflict in Ukraine. Seth Cropsey, a former assistant Secretary of Defense in the Reagan and Bush Sr. administrations, came to this opinion in his article for The Hill newspaper.

Taipei has another reason to worry. The fact is that Chinese marines are practicing landing on the coast of Taiwan during naval exercises.

The shipyard "Severnaya Verf" continues construction of a series of fishing trawlers-processors of project 170701 for the holding NOREBO. According to the press service of the enterprise, the fifth trawler of the series has already received the main engine.

"Navy seals" are called special purpose units of the US Navy SEAL, which include the crews of special purpose warships and the Special forces themselves. For many decades, Navy seals have participated in special operations around the world – in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. But now the confrontation with Russia and China is coming to the fore.

In the south of Mumbai, by the end of 2026, it is planned to erect a 62-storey skyscraper, which will house 220 Indian Navy officers who serve at the Nagar (Colaba) base. This is reported by the Indian media with reference to the tender published by the Ministry of Defense of India.

The California company Marine Advanced Robotics has made significant progress in creating an unusual modular vessel WAM-V, the prototype of which was first released 16 years ago.

Amazing adventures of warships in repair docks

A representative of the Baltic Shipbuilding Plant "Yantar", which is part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), told a TASS correspondent that the patrol ship "Intrepid" will return to the Baltic Fleet in mid-May of this year.

As reported by the Reuters news agency in Mike Stone's article "Exclusive: U.S. aims to arm Ukraine with advanced anti-ship missiles to fight Russian blockade" ("Exclusive: the United States intends to arm Ukraine with modern anti-ship missiles to counter the Russian blockade"), the United States is considering the supply of modern anti-ship missile systems to Ukraine Harpoon and NSM in coastal design to combat the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy.

The lead MRC of the Karakurt Project 22800 series of ships, being built at the Amur Shipyard for the Pacific Fleet, received the main engine of the aft compartment. Before that, two diesel generators were installed on the ship. This is reported by the press service of the company.

Building up capabilities to ensure and protect national interests in the world Ocean is vital for Russia against the background of the total hybrid war of the collective West being waged against it.

The only Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov was docked for repairs

The only aircraft carrier of the Russian Navy, Admiral Kuznetsov, docked at the 35th plant in Severomorsk for repairs, said Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of the United Shipbuilding Corporation. The docking was planned to take place a few days ago, but it had to be postponed due to strong winds. It is expected that the cruiser will return to the disposal of the Navy no earlier than 2023.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby was asked during a briefing to comment on the post of adviser to the head of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry Anton Gerashchenko about the US side's plans for the complete destruction of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. In particular, according to the Ukrainian side, the West, led by the United States, is discussing with Kiev options for the supply of anti-ship missiles, including those with a range of several hundred kilometers.

While Pentagon spokesman John Kirby tried to refute the statements of the adviser to the Interior Minister of Ukraine Gerashchenko about plans to "destroy the Russian Black Sea Fleet to unblock the ports of Ukraine," US Senator Mitch McConnell has already said his word on this.