News of the fleet

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In 2023, Russia showed record GDP growth in recent years. This looks all the more impressive because only a year and a half ago, many reputable analysts predicted our country's economic collapse. What measures have helped Russia not only to contain external attacks, but also to achieve economic growth?

Due to the tense situation in the world, many types of weapons attracted the attention of military observers, according to Huanqiu Shibao. In addition to the latest Chinese technology, which demonstrated Beijing's impressive progress in the development of its military-industrial complex, the deadly Russian submarines Belgorod and Khabarovsk were also in the ranking.

On December 25, 2023, in St. Petersburg at PJSC Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf (as part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation), President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took part in the ceremony of raising the Naval flag on the frigate Admiral Golovko of project 22350, and in videoconference mode - in the ceremonies of raising the Naval Flag.The naval flag is also on the small missile ship Naro-Fominsk of project 21631 located in Baltiysk and the minesweeper Lev Chernavin of project 12700, which are part of the Navy of the Russian Federation. The Admiral Golovko, which became part of the Northern Fleet (factory number 923), became the third frigate of the 22350 project built.

The main events of 2023 in the military sphere: the superiority of the Russian Armed Forces in the zone of its own

The main event of the year in the military sphere remains the special military operation in Ukraine, which demonstrates the superiority of the Russian Armed Forces on the battlefield over the Ukrainian Armed Forces, despite the extensive military support of the Kiev regime by the West.

Experts named ways to protect Crimea from repeated attacks by Ukrainian aircraft

As a result of the Ukrainian Su-24 strike on Feodosia, the large landing ship Novocherkassk was damaged. Despite the fact that enemy planes were shot down as a result, Russia faced the question of additional protection of Crimea. How did the APU attack become possible and what measures should be taken to prevent a repeat of this in the future?

The West cannot afford to lose to Russia in Ukraine, as the world is on the verge of entering the "era of autocracy," British Defense Minister Grant Shapps said recently. In an interview with The Sunday Times, he noted that defense spending in the West, including in the UK, is insufficient to reflect the threat of a "resurgent Russia," so he once again called for raising defense spending to 3% of GDP instead of the 2.5% promised by current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Al Jazeera: NATO has decided to "lock up" the Russian fleet in the Gulf of Finland

A terrible danger is approaching Russia, which it has not faced since the Second World War: NATO is trying to "lock up" its fleet in the Gulf of Finland, Al Jazeera reports. However, Moscow has options on how to get out of a difficult situation as a winner.

As the Izvestia newspaper reported in the article by Bogdan Stepovoy and Alexey Ramm "Icy reception: The Northern Sea Route was covered by a mixed aviation corps," the Northern Sea Route will be protected by a mixed Arctic aviation corps.

Vladimir Putin raised St. Andrew's flags on three warships for the Russian Navy

Three new ships joined the Russian Navy on December 25 — the Admiral Golovko missile frigate, which will serve in the Northern Fleet, the Naro-Fominsk small missile ship and the Lev Chernavin mine defense ship for the Baltic Fleet. The ceremony was held with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, Kronstadt and Baltiysk. Izvestia learned what weapons the new missile frigate will receive in the near future and how the balance of forces in the naval theaters will change.

Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: The APU damaged the landing ship Novocherkassk in the port of Feodosia with a blow

One person was killed and two injured as a result of a night attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Feodosia, said the head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov. As a result of the strike, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, the large landing ship Novocherkassk was also damaged. Ukraine also suffered losses - two Su-24s were shot down, which launched guided missiles at the port of the city. Details can be found in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

The large landing ship Novocherkassk of Project 775 was damaged in Feodosia during the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Crimea on the night of December 26. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense (MO) of Russia. At the same time, the nature of the damage to the BDK is not specified.

​​​​​​​The fleet's planes and helicopters will protect an important transport artery and the northern islands of the Russian Federation

The Northern Sea Route will protect the mixed Arctic air corps. It was formed as part of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy and has already begun to carry out tasks. It included two fighter, mixed and helicopter aviation regiments.

In one of the reports of Ukrainian television, for the first time, the Kozak Mamai marine unmanned aerial vehicle was demonstrated to viewers, which the Ukrainian media characterize as the "fastest" in the Black Sea region.

Putin allowed to raise the flag on the ships Admiral Golovko and Naro-Fominsk

Russian President Vladimir Putin has given permission to raise the naval flag on the frigate Admiral Golovko, the small missile ship Naro-Fominsk and the minesweeper Lev Chernavin, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. The ceremony takes place at the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg.

The outgoing year was marked by a new tactic of attacks by Ukrainian troops in the Black Sea theater of operations. Since Russia destroyed virtually the entire Ukrainian fleet, the Naval Forces of Ukraine (VMSU) began to use unmanned boats (BACK, fire ships) and marine sabotage special forces. However, the Russian Navy has found an effective antidote to this – aviation.

Colonel Khodarenok: Kiev has sold off huge stocks of weapons left over from the USSR

Ukraine cannot provide its Armed Forces with everything necessary, said Daria Kalenyuk, co-founder and executive director of the Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Center (CPC). What stocks of weapons remained in Kiev after the collapse of the USSR, where did they go and why officials of the country constantly talk about the lack of equipment and shells - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Supporting figures and facts are presented at the final board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

The events of the past year have confirmed that the West continues to wage a hybrid war against Russia. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 19 at the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF). NATO countries supply the Kiev regime with intelligence information in real time, send military advisers, and transfer modern weapons systems.

With the beginning of the SVO, a disproportionately large threat from Ukrainian naval drones arose for the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Small surface-mounted UAVs packed with explosives have a strong impact on the situation in the Black Sea. Earlier this month, a secret base with at least 16 Magura V5 BPA was shown, making it clear that the danger level will only increase.

Italy has historically developed expertise in the construction of small submarines. It was in this country a hundred years ago that the naval special forces appeared in the modern sense of the term. Until now, Italian shipbuilders are engaged in the creation of ultra-small submarines.