News of the fleet

Some of the representatives of the African delegations at the Russia-Africa summit held in St. Petersburg decided to stay a little longer in the "northern capital" and attend the parade in honor of the Day of the Russian Navy. After that, they visited Kronstadt together with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They arrived there by boat, which took them to the city from the Admiralty Embankment of St. Petersburg.

On July 27, 2023, at the Polish shipbuilding company Remontowa Shipbuilding (formerly the famous shipyard Stocznia Północna) in Gdansk, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Polish Navy of the lead of two ordered reconnaissance ships of the new generation of Project 107 (code Delfin), named Jerzy Różycki (construction number 107/1, planned tail number "261"). The ceremony of the first steel cutting for the lead ship took place at the shipyard on April 27, 2023. The second ship of this type will be named Henryk Zygalski (construction number 107/2, planned tail number "264").

The anti-Russian policy of the West contributes to the rapprochement of Moscow and Beijing in the Arctic, writes SCMP. The Kremlin is increasing ties with China in the development of the region, for example, the development of the Northern Sea Route. The Arctic has become a front for Moscow and Beijing's rivalry with the United States, the author notes.

Ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy have recently been changing their locations. According to British intelligence, this is done "to prepare for the naval blockade of Ukraine." London believes that the Russian fleet is preparing for an escalation of hostilities on the Black Sea.

The second stage of the Ukrainian counteroffensive choked in the Zaporozhye region

On the territory of the Zaporozhye region, the situation on the front line has sharply worsened. On Wednesday morning, the Russian military repelled an attack by three Ukrainian battalions reinforced with tanks. Dozens of armored vehicles and more than a hundred servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed

The newspaper "The Financial Times" in the article by Sarah White, Leila Abboud "How the sky became the limit for France's Rafale jet" ("How the sky became tight for the French Rafale fighter") writes about the increasingly expanding prospects for sales on the world market of the French Dassault Rafale fighter.

In one day, Russian fighters destroyed more than 15 Leopard tanks and 20 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles

On July 23, Vladimir Putin announced the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. At his meeting with Alexander Lukashenko, it was also reported that during July 22, Russian fighters destroyed more than 15 Leopard tanks and more than 20 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.

Military historian Miroslav Morozov — on whether Russia has begun a naval blockade of Ukraine

The "Ukrainian conflict", which has been going on for more than a year, is fertile ground for various kinds of fakes and manipulations of public opinion. For example, after the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation declared areas in the northwestern and southeastern parts of the international waters of the Black Sea temporarily dangerous for navigation and announced the withdrawal of safety guarantees for navigation in these areas, a number of media hastened to announce that Russia had declared a naval blockade of Ukraine. But is it so?

In the summer of 2023, the final restoration of the legendary nuclear-powered K-3 Leninsky Komsomol is underway on the territory of the Kronstadt tourist cluster "Island of Forts". By the end of the year, the boat should turn...

The nuclear-powered K-3 Leninsky Komsomol became one of the most ambitious projects of the Cold War. In terms of speed and armament, the Soviet submarine was supposed to surpass the American counterparts Nautilus and Seawolf.

The American web resource "The Drive" has published an interesting material by Howard Altman "A Sobering Analysis Of Ukraine's Counteroffensive From The Front" ("Sobering front-line analysis of the Ukrainian counteroffensive"), which sets out critical considerations about the offensive actions of the armed forces of Ukraine, expressed by a senior researcher at the British International Institute for Strategic Studies (International Institute for Strategic Studies - IISS) and the Center For New American Security (CNAS) by Franz-Stefan Gadi after his trip with a group of military analysts to the war zones in Ukraine.

The Western press drew attention to the appearance of new equipment on a number of ships of the Russian Navy.Apparently, the command has increased fears that the annual ceremonial review of ships may be attacked by drones.

On July 20, 2023, an official ceremony was held at Singapore's main Changi Naval Base for the acceptance into the Singapore Navy of the first large non-nuclear submarine delivered to Singapore, the German-built project 218SG from four contracted ones. The ceremony was attended by the Commander of the Singapore Navy, Rear Admiral Sean Watt.

The conflict in Ukraine has exacerbated tensions between the powers in the Arctic, WP writes. Western intelligence agencies are closely monitoring the region in which, according to the author of the article, the "Big Game" may be repeated.

Also, a number of areas in the international waters of the Black Sea are declared temporarily dangerous for navigation

From July 20, vessels heading to the Black Sea waters to Ukrainian ports will be considered by the Russian side as potential carriers of military cargo.

Over 30 aircraft and helicopters are involved in maneuvers from both sides

The Russian-Chinese naval exercises "North/Interaction-2023" started in the waters of the Sea of Japan, the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) reported.

At the Naval Base in Toulon, an official acceptance ceremony was held at the General Directorate for Armaments (DGA) of the Ministry of the Armed Forces of France for the first (out of four ordered) integrated supply ship, (A725) "Jacques Chevalier".

The specialists of the Franco-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis obtained the first results of the program to create a railgun – an electromagnetic gun designed for installation on warships. This is reported by the publication Zone Militaire, which received information from the French Defense Procurement Agency.

About 100 military personnel and more than 10 units of military and special equipment were involved in the activities according to the combat training plan

Combat crews of the launch batteries of the Bal and Bastion missile systems of the Baltic Fleet are involved in exercises on the Kaliningrad coast of the Baltic Sea, where they are solving tasks to counter a conditional enemy, the press service of the fleet reported on Thursday.

The rejection of the grain deal raised a wave on the Black Sea

Snake Island was again included in the reports of military operations on the course of a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. According to Kiev media reports, on July 13, multi-purpose fighters of naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy launched missile and bomb attacks on it. They operated together with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

How does the Ukrainian crisis affect the most stable country in North Africa

The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is not directly involved in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. But its consequences for this North African country are significant on many levels. The most important factor to consider is the ambiguous impact that Russia's special military operation in Ukraine may have on the domestic political and economic dynamics in Algeria.