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{{About|the modern navy formed in 1992|the navy from 1917 to 1991|Soviet Navy|the navy prior to 1917|Imperial Russian Navy|a history of all Russian navies|History of the Russian Navy}}
{{Short description|Naval arm of the Russian military}}
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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = Russian Navy
| native_name                   = {{plainlist|
* {{lang|ru|Военно-морской флот Российской Федерации}}
* {{lang|ru-Latn|Voyenno-morskoy flot Rossiyskoy Federatsii}}
}}
| image                         = Middle Emblem of the Russian Navy.svg
| image_size                    = 200px
| caption                       = Emblem of the Russian Navy
| dates                         = {{unbulletedlist|1696–1917|1992–present<ref name="Russian_Navy_birth_day">{{Cite web |title=History of the Russian Navy |url=http://www.neva.ru/EXPO96/book/book-cont.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610083056/http://www.neva.ru/EXPO96/book/book-cont.html |archive-date=10 June 2016 |access-date=25 July 2016 |publisher=Russian Navy}}</ref>}}
| country                       = Russia
| branch                        = [[Navy]]
| size                          = 160,000 active duty (2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian Armed Forces: Military Modernization and Reforms |url=https://sgp.fas.org/crs/row/IF11603.pdf |date=20 July 2020 |access-date=29 June 2022 |archive-date=4 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804193945/http://sgp.fas.org/crs/row/IF11603.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><br />c. 295+ warships (surface combatants, amphibious ships & submarines) & numerous auxiliaries<ref name="IISS2014_p185">[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]: The Military Balance 2014, p.&nbsp;185.</ref>
| command_structure             = [[Armed Forces of the Russian Federation]]
| garrison                      = [[Admiralty building, Saint Petersburg|Admiralty building]], [[Saint Petersburg]]
| garrison_label                = Headquarters
| nickname                      = 
| patron                        = 
| motto                         = "{{lang|ru|С нами Бог и Андреевский флаг!}}" (God and St. Andrew's flag are with us!)
| march                         = {{plainlist|
* Quick – "{{lang|ru|Экипаж—одна семья}}" ({{langx|en|The Crew—One Family}})
* Slow – "{{lang|ru|Гвардейский встречный марш Военно-морского флота}}" ({{Langx|en|Slow March of the Guards of the Navy}})
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| equipment                     = c. 66 submarines; c. 230 surface warships; plus numerous auxiliaries See: [[List of active Russian Navy ships]]
| equipment_label               = [[List of active Russian Navy ships|Fleet]]
| battles                       = {{tree list}}
Since 1991: 
*[[Russo-Georgian War]]
*[[Piracy off the coast of Somalia|Anti-piracy operation in Gulf of Aden]]
*[[Russo-Ukrainian War]]
**[[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|Annexation of Crimea]]
**[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
*[[Syrian Civil War]]
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| anniversaries                 = [[Navy Day (Russia)|Navy Day]] (last Sunday in July)<br />Submariner's Day (19 March)<br />Surface Sailor's Day (20 October)
| decorations                   = 
| battle_honours                = 
| website                       = {{official URL}}<!-- Senior Leaders -->
| commander1                    = [[President of Russia|President]] [[Vladimir Putin]]
| commander1_label              = Supreme Commander-in-Chief
| commander2                    = [[Andrey Belousov]]
| commander2_label              = [[Minister of Defense (Russia)|Minister of Defense]]
| commander3                    = [[Admiral (Russia)|Admiral]] [[Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev|Aleksandr Moiseyev]]
| commander3_label              = [[Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy|Commander-in-Chief]]
| commander4                    = Admiral [[Vladimir Lvovich Kasatonov|Vladimir Kasatonov]]
| commander4_label              = Chief of the Main Staff
| commander5                    = 
| commander5_label              = Deputy Commander-in-Chief
| notable_commanders            = <!-- Insignia -->
| identification_symbol         = [[File:Naval Ensign of Russia.svg|125px|border]]
| identification_symbol_label   = [[Ensign of the Russian Navy|Ensign]]
| identification_symbol_2       = [[File:Naval Jack of Russia.svg|125px|border]]
| identification_symbol_2_label = [[Naval jack|Jack]]
| identification_symbol_3       = [[File:Russia, Pendant of Naval 2000 (ships).svg|125px]]
| identification_symbol_3_label = [[Commissioning pennant|Pennant]]
| identification_symbol_4       = [[File:Naval sleeve badge of the Russian Federation-1.svg|125px]]
| identification_symbol_4_label = Patch
| identification_symbol_5       = [[File:Great emblem of the Russian Navy.svg|125px]]
| identification_symbol_5_label = Great Emblem
| identification_symbol_6       = [[File:Small emblem of the Russian Navy.svg|125px]]
| identification_symbol_6_label = Insignia
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The '''Russian Navy'''{{efn|{{langx|ru|Военно-морской флот (ВМФ)|Voyenno-morskoi flot (VMF)|Military Maritime Fleet}}}} is the [[Navy|naval arm]] of the [[Russian Armed Forces]]. It has existed in various forms since 1696. Its present iteration was formed in January 1992 when it succeeded the Navy of the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] (which had itself succeeded the [[Soviet Navy]] following the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]] in late December 1991).

The [[Imperial Russian Navy]] was established by [[Peter the Great]] (Peter&nbsp;I) in October 1696. The symbols of the Russian Navy, the [[St. Andrew]]'s ensign, and most of its traditions were established personally by Peter&nbsp;I.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Widder |first=Arthur |date=April 1987 |title=Peter's Victory at Sea|url=https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/1987/april/peters-victory-sea |website=US Naval Institute, Naval History Magazine Vol. 1 No. 1 |access-date=19 November 2025 }}</ref>

The Russian Navy possesses the vast majority of the former Soviet naval forces, and currently comprises the [[Northern Fleet]], the [[Pacific Fleet (Russia)|Pacific Fleet]], the [[Black Sea Fleet]], the [[Baltic Fleet]], the [[Caspian Flotilla]], the [[Permanent task force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea|permanent task force in the Mediterranean]], [[Russian Naval Aviation|Naval Aviation]], and the Coastal Troops (consisting of the [[Russian Naval Infantry|Naval Infantry]] and the Coastal Missile and Artillery Troops).

The Russian Navy suffered severely with the [[collapse of the Soviet Union]] due to insufficient maintenance, lack of funding, and subsequent effects on the training of personnel and timely replacement of equipment. Another setback was attributed to Russia's domestic shipbuilding industry, which was in decline due to the absence of modern hardware and technology.

In 2013, a rise in gas and oil prices enabled a sort of renaissance of the Russian Navy due to increased available funds, which may have allowed Russia to begin "developing the capacity to modernize".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fedyszyn |first=Thomas R. |date=March 2012 |title=Renaissance of the Russian Navy? |url=http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2012-03/renaissance-russian-navy |url-status=live |magazine=[[Proceedings (magazine) |Proceedings]] |publisher=[[United States Naval Institute]] |volume=138 |issue=3/1,309 |issn=0041-798X |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730175841/http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2012-03/renaissance-russian-navy |archive-date=30 July 2012 |access-date=8 August 2012 }}</ref> In August 2014, Defence Minister [[Sergei Shoigu]] said that Russian naval capabilities would be bolstered with new weapons and equipment within the next six years in response to the [[enlargement of NATO]] and the beginning of the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]].<ref name="reuters.com">[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/20/russia-vows-naval-expansion-to-counter-nato-move-i/ "Russia vows naval expansion to counter NATO; move in response to Ukraine tensions"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821153357/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/20/russia-vows-naval-expansion-to-counter-nato-move-i/ |date=21 August 2014 }}, ''[[Washington Times]]'' (20 August 2014)</ref> Following the full-scale [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the Russian Navy has lost several ships, including the ''[[Russian cruiser Moskva|cruiser Moskva]]'', flagship of the Black Sea. 

{{Asof|2024|09}} the Russia's only aircraft carrier, ''[[Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov|Admiral Kuznetsov]]'', is non-operational, with reports indicating that the carrier's crew of approximately 1,500 was reassigned to the [[Russian Army]] for [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|combat duty in Ukraine]]. This suggests that, for the moment, there is no plan to make the Russian Navy a carrier navy once again.<ref name=forbes-2024-09-22>{{cite news|url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/09/22/the-kremlin-pulled-sailors-off-the-decrepit-aircraft-carrier-admiral-kuznetsov-and-sent-them-to-fight-and-die-in-ukraine/ |website= [[forbes.com]] |title= The Kremlin Pulled Sailors Off The Decrepit Aircraft Carrier 'Admiral Kuznetsov' And Sent Them To Fight, And Die, In Ukraine |first= David |last= Axe |author-link= David Axe |date= 22 September 2024 |access-date= 24 October 2024}}</ref>

==History==
{{Main|History of the Russian Navy}}
{{seealso|Soviet Navy|Imperial Russian Navy}}
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[[File:Admiralty SPB.jpg|left|thumb|The Russian Admiralty in [[St. Petersburg]] is famed for its gilded steeple topped by a golden weather-vane in the shape of a sailing ship.]] The 1991 [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]] led to a severe decline in the Russian Navy. [[Military budget of Russia|Defence expenditures]] were severely reduced. Many ships were scrapped or laid up as accommodation ships at naval bases, and the building program was essentially stopped. [[Sergey Gorshkov]]'s buildup during the Soviet period had emphasised ships over support facilities, but Gorshkov had also retained ships in service beyond their effective lifetimes, so a reduction had been inevitable in any event.<ref>CSRC B58</ref> The situation was exacerbated by the impractical range of vessel types which the Soviet [[Military–industrial complex|military-industrial complex]], with the support of the leadership, had forced on the navy—taking modifications into account, the Soviet Navy in the mid-1980s had nearly 250 different classes of ship.<ref>Captain First Rank S Topichev, 'What Fleet we had and how it should be reformed today', Morskoy sbornik (in Russian), No.12, 1996, p.13, cited in Greg Austin & Alexey Muraviev, ''The Armed Forces of Russia in Asia'', I.B. Tauris, London, 2000, p.209</ref>

The [[Kiev-class aircraft carrier|''Kiev-''class aircraft carrying cruisers]] and many other ships were prematurely retired, and the incomplete second [[Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier|''Admiral Kuznetsov''-class aircraft carrier]] ''[[Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning|Varyag]]'' was eventually sold to the [[China|People's Republic of China]] by Ukraine. Funds were only allocated for the completion of ships ordered prior to the collapse of the USSR, as well as for refits and repairs on fleet ships taken out of service since. However, the construction times for these ships tended to stretch out extensively: in 2003 it was reported that the [[Russian submarine Nerpa (K-152)|''Akula''-class submarine ''Nerpa'']] had been under construction for fifteen years.<ref>Foreword to ''[[Jane's Fighting Ships]] 2003–2004'', p.&nbsp;80.</ref>

Storage of decommissioned nuclear submarines in ports near [[Murmansk]] became a significant issue, with the [[Bellona Foundation]] reporting details of lowered readiness. Naval support bases outside Russia, such as [[Cam Ranh Bay]] in Vietnam, were gradually closed, with the exception of the modest technical support base in [[Tartus]], [[Syria]] to support ships deployed to the Mediterranean. Naval Aviation declined as well from its height as [[Soviet Naval Aviation]], dropping from an estimated 60,000 personnel with some 1,100 combat aircraft in 1992 to 35,000 personnel with around 270 combat aircraft in 2006.<ref>[[IISS]] Military Balance, 1992–93 and 2006 editions</ref> In 2002, out of 584 naval aviation crews only 156 were combat ready, and 77 ready for night flying. Average annual flying time was 21.7 hours, compared to 24 hours in 1999.<ref>Mikhail Khodarenok, 'Chernyy god Rossiyskogo Flota', NVO, 23 February 2001, cited in Mikhail Tsypkin, 'Rudderless in a Storm, CSRC B58, December 2002</ref>

Training and readiness also suffered severely. In 1995, only two missile submarines at a time were being maintained on station, from the Northern and Pacific Fleets.<ref>''[[IISS]] Military Balance 1997/98'', p.&nbsp;102.</ref> The decline culminated in the loss of the Oscar II-class submarine [[Russian submarine Kursk (K-141)|''Kursk'']] during the Northern Fleet summer exercise that was intended to back up the publication of a new naval doctrine.<ref>Foreword to ''[[Jane's Fighting Ships]] 2001–02'', p.&nbsp;80.</ref> 

As of February 2008, the Russian Navy had 44 nuclear submarines with 24 operational; 19 diesel-electric submarines, 16 operational; and 56 first and second rank surface combatants, 37 operational.<ref name="ReferenceB">Kommersant VLAST No.7(760) 25 February 2008</ref> Despite this improvement, the November [[K-152 Nerpa accident|2008 accident]] on board the {{sclass|Akula|submarine}} attack boat ''Nerpa'' during sea trials before lease to India represented a concern for the future.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Next Arms Race – APAC 2020, the decade ahead |url=http://apac2020.the-diplomat.com/feature/the-next-arms-race/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110818205032/http://apac2020.the-diplomat.com/feature/the-next-arms-race/ |archive-date=18 August 2011 |access-date=14 December 2014 |website=The Diplomat}}</ref>

The strength and quality of the Russian Navy started to improve during the 2010s. From 2010-2014 Russian officials negotiated the purchase of four {{Sclass|Mistral|landing helicopter dock}}s. On 3 September 2014, French President announced that due to Russia's "[[2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine|recent actions in Ukraine]]", the two ships would not be delivered.<ref name="BBC1">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29052599|title=Ukraine crisis: France halts warship delivery to Russia|work=[[BBC News]]|date=3 September 2014|access-date=3 September 2014 }}</ref> In November 2014, François Hollande placed a hold on the delivery of the first ''Mistral'' to Russia in view of the conflict in east Ukraine. Hollande set two conditions for delivery: the observation of a ceasefire in Ukraine and a political agreement between Moscow and Kiev.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ft.com/content/28ff1656-74a2-11e4-8321-00144feabdc0 | title=France Suspends Mistral Warship Delivery to Russia | publisher=The Financial Times | date=26 November 2014 | accessdate=28 November 2014 | author=Michael Stothard, Adam Thomson, Kathrin Hille}}</ref> On 5 August 2015 it was announced that France was to pay back Russia's partial payments and keep the two ships initially produced for Russia.<ref>elysee.fr: [http://www.elysee.fr/communiques-de-presse/article/entretien-telephonique-avec-m-vladimir-poutine-accords-sur-les-bpc/ Entretien téléphonique avec M. Vladimir Poutine - accords sur les BPC]</ref><ref>http://en.kremlin.ru: [http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/50100 Telephone conversation with President of France Francois Hollande]</ref> The ships eventually were sold to Egypt.

In 2012, as part of an ambitious rebuilding effort, [[President of Russia|President]] [[Vladimir Putin]] announced a plan to build 51 modern ships and 24 submarines by 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://jamestown.org/program/putin-pledges-billions-to-build-a-blue-water-navy/|title=Putin Pledges Billions to Build a Blue-Water Navy|website=Jamestown|access-date=16 January 2022|archive-date=16 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116172737/https://jamestown.org/program/putin-pledges-billions-to-build-a-blue-water-navy/|url-status=live}}</ref> Of the 24 submarines, 16 were to be nuclear-powered.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Radyuhin |first=Vladimir |date=1 August 2012 |title=Russian Navy launches massive upgrade drive |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article3707950.ece |url-status=live |access-date=1 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928035907/http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article3707950.ece |archive-date=28 September 2012}}</ref> On 10 January 2013, the Russian Navy finally accepted its first new Borei-class SSBN ({{ship|Russian submarine|Yury Dolgorukiy|K-535|2}}) for service.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 January 2013 |title=New Russian nuclear submarine goes into service |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-submarine-idUSBRE9090YR20130110 |access-date=1 January 2022 |archive-date=10 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310142340/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/10/us-russia-submarine-idUSBRE9090YR20130110 |url-status=live }}</ref> A second Borei (''[[Russian submarine Alexander Nevsky (K-550)|Aleksandr Nevskiy]]'') was undergoing sea trials and entered service on 21 December 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://russianships.info/eng/submarines/project_955.htm|title=Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines - Project 955|website=russianships.info|access-date=10 January 2022|archive-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126151403/http://russianships.info/eng/submarines/project_955.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

A third ''Borei''-class boat ({{ship|Russian submarine|Vladimir Monomakh||2}}) was launched and began trials in early 2013, and was commissioned in late 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=LaGrone |first=Sam |date=11 December 2014 |title=Russia Accepts Third Borei-class Boomer |url=http://news.usni.org/2014/12/11/russia-accepts-third-borei-class-boomer/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220090852/http://news.usni.org/2014/12/11/russia-accepts-third-borei-class-boomer/ |archive-date=20 December 2014 |access-date=19 December 2014 |publisher=USNI News}}</ref> As of early 2025, eight Borei-class boats are in service, along with five {{sclass2|Yasen|submarine|0}} nuclear attack/cruise missile submarines. More vessels of these classes are building along with additional {{sclass2|Lada|submarine|5}} and [[Kilo-class submarine#Project 636.3 units|Improved-Kilo-class]] conventional attack submarines. The surface fleet is also being modernized, principally by introducing at least [[Future of the Russian Navy#Corvettes|six new classes of corvette/offshore patrol vessels]], a new class of frigate ([[Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate|the ''Admiral Gorshkov'' class]]), as well as new classes of amphibious ships and support vessels. In 2019, total tonnage of the Russian Navy stood at 1,216,547 tonnes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Patton |first1=Keith |title=BATTLE FORCE MISSILES: THE MEASURE OF A FLEET |url=https://cimsec.org/battle-force-missiles-the-measure-of-a-fleet/ |website=CIMSEC |date=24 April 2019 |access-date=19 October 2021 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408035951/https://cimsec.org/battle-force-missiles-the-measure-of-a-fleet/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 31 July 2022 during Russian Navy Day, Putin approved a new maritime doctrine for Russia. The new doctrine suggests an increased state focus on the Arctic and the [[Northern Sea Route]], as well as an increased naval presence in the Mediterranean and Red Seas, both using already-established bases and establishing new bases on other territories in the area. Plans for the development of shipbuilding industries in Crimea were also mentioned, as well as the development of new [[Liquefied natural gas terminal|LNG terminals]] and shipbuilding industries in the Far East. With the US and Allies identified as the major maritime threat, cooperation with India and Middle Eastern allies was also emphasised, as well as the necessity for increased foreign port visits by Russian Navy vessels.<ref name="newdoctrine2022">{{Cite web|url=https://tass.ru/politika/15353849|title=Деятельность в Арктике и создание СПГ-мощностей. Основные положения Морской доктрины РФ|date=31 July 2022|language=ru|website=TASS}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Source is Russian state media|date=November 2025}} In 2023, Russian state media claimed that the Russian Navy received 3 submarines, 7 surface ships (including a modernized one), 33 multipurpose, raid and support vessels, 11 aircraft and helicopters, and also over 7,700 cruise, anti-ship and anti-submarine missiles.<ref>{{cite web | last=Новости | first=РИА | title=ВМФ в 2023 году получил более 7,7 тысячи единиц средств поражения | website=РИА Новости | date=26 January 2024 | url=https://ria.ru/20240126/vmf-1923654510.html | language=ru | access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Source is Russian state media|date=November 2025}}


=== Invasion of Ukraine and losses ===
[[File:Russian cruiser Moskva.jpg|thumb|left|[[Slava-class cruiser]] ''Moskva'', sunk in the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]]]
In 2022, the Russian Navy took part in the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], starting with the [[attack on Snake Island]] at the beginning of the war, at which the Ukrainian defenders told the {{ship|Russian cruiser|Moskva}}, flagship of the Black Sea; "[[Russian warship, go fuck yourself]]",<ref name="m792">{{cite web | last=Harding | first=Luke | title='Russian warship, go fuck yourself': what happened next to the Ukrainians defending Snake Island? | website=The Guardian | date=19 November 2022 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/19/russian-warship-go-fuck-yourself-ukraine-snake-island | access-date=20 September 2024}}</ref><ref name="n641">{{cite web | author=The Moscow Times | title=Ukraine Honors Soldier Who Cursed Out Russian Warship | website=The Moscow Times | date=20 September 2024 | url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/03/30/ukraine-honors-soldier-who-cursed-out-russian-warship-a77140 | access-date=20 September 2024}}</ref> before subsequently being captured by Russian forces. ''Moskva'' sank on 14 April 2022 after a fire broke out and forced the crew to evacuate. The Ukrainian military reported that they hit the ship with [[R-360 Neptune|Neptune anti-ship missiles]], however the Russian military did not confirm this. The ship subsequently capsized and sank while the Russian Navy was attempting to tow her into port. The [[Sinking of the Moskva|sinking of ''Moskva'']] is the most significant Russian naval loss in action since World War II.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 April 2022 |title=Russian warship: Moskva sinks in Black Sea |publisher=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61114843 |access-date=15 April 2022 |archive-date=15 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415092906/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61114843 |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2023, the [[Russian landing ship Novocherkassk]] was also destroyed after being hit by Ukrainian cruise missiles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trevithick |first=Joseph |date=27 December 2023 |title=Full Devastation From Cruise Missile Attack On Russian Ship Comes Into View |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/full-devastation-from-cruise-missile-attack-on-russian-ship-coming-into-view |access-date=14 February 2024 |website=The Drive |language=en}}</ref>

On 31 January 2024, Ukrainian [[Unmanned surface vehicle|sea drones]] struck the Russian [[Tarantul-class corvette]] [[Russian corvette Ivanovets|Ivanovets]] in the Black Sea, causing the ship to sink.<ref name="The Telegraph 2024 e989">{{cite web | title=Watch: Ukraine sinks Russian warship in Black Sea drone strike | website=The Telegraph | date=1 February 2024 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/02/01/ukraine-sinks-russian-warship-black-sea-drone-strike/ | access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref><ref name="Greenall 2024 j308">{{cite web | last=Greenall | first=Robert | title=Ukraine 'hits Russian missile boat Ivanovets in Black Sea' | website=BBC Home | date=1 February 2024 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68165523 | access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref> Two weeks later on 14 February, the same type of Ukrainian sea drones struck and sank the [[Russian ship Tsezar Kunikov|Russian Landing ship Tsezar Kunikov]].<ref name="Goryashko 2024 x892">{{cite web | last=Goryashko | first=Sergey | title=Ukraine sinks Russian ship off Crimean coast | website=POLITICO | date=14 February 2024 | url=https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-sinks-russian-ship-off-crimean-coast/ | access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref><ref name="Tom Balmforth 2024 k016">{{cite web | author1=Tom Balmforth | author2=Pavel Polityuk | title=Ukraine says it sank Russian large landing warship in Black Sea | website=Reuters | date=14 February 2024 | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-forces-destroy-large-russian-landing-ship-military-says-2024-02-14/ | access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref> On 5 March, the patrol boat Sergei Kotov was also lost to sea drones.<ref name="Murphy 2024 l650">{{cite web | last=Murphy | first=Michael | title=Russian patrol boat sunk by Ukrainian sea drones off Crimea | website=Yahoo News | date=5 March 2024 | url=https://news.yahoo.com/russian-patrol-boat-sunk-ukrainian-113717584.html | access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref> While precise information on Russian ship losses during the war are is not available, the fleet has lost at least four major warships (with others damaged), three major amphibious ships (with others damaged) and one submarine ([[Russian submarine Rostov-na-Donu|''Rostov-na-Donu'']]), which was either seriously damaged or possibly destroyed while in dry dock.<ref>{{Cite web |last= Barkhush |first= Amira |date=29 July 2024 |title=Black Sea Fleet Vessels Russia Has Lost Since the Beginning of the Full-Scale Invasion |language=en |website=United 24 Media |url=https://united24media.com/latest-news/all-the-black-sea-fleet-vessels-russia-has-lost-since-the-beginning-of-the-full-scale-invasion-1445 |access-date=6 October 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://united24media.com/latest-news/russian-submarine-and-corvette-sustain-major-damage-heres-what-we-know-12008 |title=Russian Submarine and Corvette Sustain Major Damage. Here's What We Know |website=United 24 Media |date=27 September 2025 |access-date=28 September 2025 |last= Khomenko |first=Ivan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New images show extent of damage endured by Russian submarine in Sevastopol|url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3762813-new-images-show-extent-of-damage-endured-by-russian-submarine-in-sevastopol.html|date=18 September 2023|access-date=18 September 2023|website=Ukrinform|archive-date=19 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919085317/https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3762813-new-images-show-extent-of-damage-endured-by-russian-submarine-in-sevastopol.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The fleet has continued to operate and attempted to adjust to Ukrainian tactics by integrating new defensive systems in ships and by redeploying vessels to the eastern Black Sea, or out of the region entirely, until sufficiently upgraded.<ref>{{cite web | title=Russia upgrades missile corvette Sovetsk with Tor-M2KM Air Defense System | website=Army Recognition | date=29 August 2024 | url=https://armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2024/russia-upgrades-missile-corvette-sovetsk-with-tor-m2km-air-defense-system | language=en | access-date=24 September 2025}}</ref><ref name="Espreso">{{cite web |url=https://global.espreso.tv/russia-brings-new-corvette-to-black-sea-to-replace-destroyed-askold-in-kerch-media |title=Russia deploys new corvettes to Black Sea, replacing destroyed Askold in Kerch - media |work=Espreso |date=10 December 2023 |access-date=3 January 2024 |archive-date=3 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103215752/https://global.espreso.tv/russia-brings-new-corvette-to-black-sea-to-replace-destroyed-askold-in-kerch-media |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2024/05/04/russia-moved-karakurt-class-warship-to-caspian-via-inland-waterways/|title=Russia moved Karakurt-class warship to Caspian via inland waterways |website=Bulgarian Military.com |date=4 May 2024 |access-date=5 October 2025 |last= Nikolov |first=Boyko}}</ref>

==Structure==
[[File:FrogmenExercise2017-08.jpg|thumb|A Naval Spetsnaz frogman]]{{Navies of Russia}}

Since 2012 the headquarters of the Russian Navy (Russian Navy Main Staff) is once again located in The Admiralty in [[Saint Petersburg]]. Russian naval manpower is a mixture of conscripts serving one-year terms and volunteers (Officers and Ratings).  In 2006 the [[IISS]] assessed there were 142,000 personnel in the Russian Navy. This personnel number includes the Naval Infantry (Marines) and the Coastal Missile and Artillery Troops. As of 2008 the conscription term was reduced to one year and a major downsizing and reorganization were underway. In 2008, plans were announced to move the headquarters to the [[Admiralty building, Saint Petersburg|Admiralty building in St. Petersburg]], the historic location of the headquarters of the Imperial Russian Navy. The Navy Staff finally relocated there in November 2012.{{cn|date=February 2023}}

The Russian Navy is organised into four combat services - the Surface Forces, the Submarine Forces, the Naval Aviation and the Coastal Troops.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Структура : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации |url=https://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/navy/structure.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828001919/https://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/navy/structure.htm |archive-date=28 August 2018 |access-date=9 October 2018 |website=structure.mil.ru}}</ref> Additionally the navy also includes support units afloat and ashore. It does not include special forces. The [[Russian commando frogmen|Naval Spetsnaz]] brigades are part of the [[GRU (Russian Federation)|Main Intelligence Directorate]] attached to the respective fleets and the Counter-Diversionary Forces and Assets (''ПДСС'') (which are units, protecting the Navy from incursions of enemy special forces) fall within the Coastal Forces.

During the Cold War the Soviet Armed Forces made the distinction between the various naval commands. The main fleets were the [[Northern Fleet|Northern]] and the [[Pacific Fleet (Russia)|Pacific Fleet]]. They were tasked with independent operations on the high seas and for that reason included strategic surface, submarine and air forces, including the country's naval nuclear deterrent. Due to the limited geography of the Baltic and the Black Seas the respective [[Baltic Fleet|Baltic]] and [[Black Sea Fleet]]s were given a more circumscribed role in support of adjacent ground formation (the Main Command of the Troops of the Western Direction in [[Legnica]] ([[Poland]]) and the Main Command of the Troops of the South-Western Direction in [[Chișinău]]).

These two fleets were armed with shorter-range weapon systems than the main fleets (diesel-electric submarines, [[Sukhoi Su-24]] fighter-bombers and a larger quantity of [[frigate]]s and [[corvette]]s). Due to the closed nature of the [[Caspian Sea]] (still connected to the Baltic and Black Seas through the [[Volga River]] and the system of rivers and canals and navigable for ships of corvette size) its [[Caspian Flotilla]] had an even more limited role than the Fleets and played a defensive role supporting the Main Command of the Troops of the Southern Direction in [[Baku]].

With the end of the [[Cold War]] a significant reduction in forces followed. Before the [[2008 Russian military reform]], the four fleets were ranked as equal in status to the six Military Districts. With the reform measures going into force the number of Military Districts was reduced and became new Joint Strategic Commands and the four fleets and one flotilla were subordinated to them with status equal to the Ground Forces and the Air Forces armies. Due to Russia's increased interests in the Arctic region and the importance of Russia's western/northwestern maritime defence the Northern Fleet, originally part of the Joint Strategic Command West (Western Military District), on 12 December 2014 became the basis for the newly formed fifth [[Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command (Russia)|Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command]].

In 2024, amid increasing tensions with NATO, and owing to a significantly weakened position for Russia in northern Europe, resulting from the [[Sweden–NATO relations|Swedish]] and [[Finland-NATO relations|Finnish entry into NATO]], both the [[Northern Fleet|Northern]] and [[Baltic Fleet]]s were subordinated to the command of the [[Leningrad Military District]]. The Military District was now responsible for the command of all Russian ground, sea and air forces stretching from [[Kaliningrad]] to the [[Arctic Ocean]]. The Russian Black Sea Fleet and the Caspian Flotilla remained subordinate to the [[Southern Military District]] while the Pacific Fleet was subordinate to the [[Eastern Military District]].<ref>{{cite web|first=David |last= Batashvili |url=https://gfsis.org/en/russian-military-transformation-tracker-issue-9-from-16-december-2023-to-15-june-2024-2/ |access-date=21 September 2025 |title=Russian Military Transformation Tracker, Issue 9: From 16 December 2023 to 15 June 2024|website=Rondeli Foundation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Putins signs northwestern regions into Leningrad military district | website=The Barents Observer | date=26 February 2024 | url=https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/putins-signs-northwestern-regions-into-leningrad-military-district/163619|last= Nilsen |first=Thomas| access-date=19 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2018-12/bp_1812_black_sea_russia_0.pdf |title=Russia and black sea security |date=2018 |website=www.sipri.org |access-date=24 November 2020 |archive-date=28 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728035711/https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2018-12/bp_1812_black_sea_russia_0.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tochnyi.info/2025/11/ru-structure-ground-forces/|title =Russian Armed Forces Structure – Ground Forces |website=tochnyi.info |date=1 November 2025 |access-date=2 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://seapower.navy.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-03/Battle%20Reading%20the%20Russian%20Pacific%20Fleet%202023-2030_0.pdf |title =Battle Reading the Russian Pacific Fleet 2023-2030 p. 2 |website=Sea Power Centre Australia |date=2023 |last=  Muraviev |first=Alexey D. |access-date=2 November 2025}}</ref>

=== Submarine and surface forces ===
[[File:Томск в Вилючинске.jpg|thumb|left|[[Oscar-class submarine|Oscar II class]] cruise missile submarine ''Tomsk'']]
The submarine and surface forces form the backbone of the Navy. Submarines can form part of dedicated submarine squadrons and flotillas or, alternatively, they can operate as part of squadrons and flotillas of mixed composition together with major and/or minor surface combatants.

Over the past two decades there has been an attempt to modernize and update the fleet by emphasizing the production and introduction of modern light units to begin to replace large numbers of obsolescent corvettes, missile boats and mine counter-measures ships from the Soviet-era. In addition, there has been significant emphasis on submarine production with the introduction of nuclear-powered ballistic missile, nuclear-powered cruise missile as well as new classes of conventionally-powered attack submarines. This trend is continuing through the 2020s, particularly in relation to the submarine component of [[Russia and weapons of mass destruction|Russia's nuclear deterrent forces]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russian-navy-evolving-right-our-very-eyes-74006 |title=The Russian Navy Is Evolving Right Before Our Very Eyes |first=David |last=Axe |date=15 August 2019 |website=[[The National Interest]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/russia-submarine-capabilities/ |title=Russia Submarine Capabilities |website=NTI |date=28 August 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ Russian Navy organisation
! Part of
! Fleet unit
! Officer commanding
! Ground and air forces equivalent
! Officer commanding
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation]]
|'''Commander-in-Chief of the Navy'''
(''Главнокомандующий Военно-морским флотом Российской Федерации'')
|[[Admiral]]
|'''Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces'''

(''Главнокомандующий Сухопутными войсками Российской Федерации'')

'''Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces'''

(''Главнокомандующий Воздушно-космическими силами'' ''Российской Федерации'')

|[[Colonel general]]
|
|-
|'''Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of the Navy'''
''(Начальник штаба — первый заместитель Главнокомандующего ВМФ'')
|[[Vice admiral]]
|'''Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander of the Land Forces'''

(''Начальник Главного штаба Сухопутных войск — первый заместитель главнокомандующего Сухопутными войсками'')

'''Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander of the Aerospace Forces'''

(''Начальник Главного штаба — первый заместитель Главнокомандующего Воздушно-космическими силами'')
|[[Lieutenant general]]
|
|-
|'''Deputy Commander of the Navy'''
(''Заместитель Главнокомандующего ВМФ'')
|[[Vice admiral]] /

[[Lieutenant general]] (Marines and Naval Aviation)
|'''Deputy Commander of the Land Forces'''

(''Заместитель Главнокомандующего СВ'')

'''Deputy Commander of the Aerospace Forces'''

(''Заместитель Главнокомандующего ВКС'')
|[[Lieutenant general]]
|
|-
|[[Leningrad Military District]]
|'''Commander of the [[Northern Fleet]]'''
(''Командующий Северным флотом'')
| rowspan="2" |[[Admiral]]
| rowspan="2" |
* Military District
| rowspan="2" |[[Colonel general]]
|
|-
|[[Eastern Military District]]
|'''Commander of the [[Pacific Fleet (Russia)|Pacific Fleet]]'''

(''Командующий Тихоокеанским флотом'')
|
|-
|[[Leningrad Military District]]
|'''Commander of the [[Baltic Fleet]]'''
(''Командующий Балтийским флотом'')
| rowspan="2" |[[Vice admiral]]
| rowspan="2" |
* Army
* Air Army
| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Southern Military District]]
|'''Commander of the [[Black Sea Fleet]]'''

(''Командующий Черноморским флотом'')
|
|-
|'''Commander of the [[Caspian Flotilla]]'''
(''Командующий Каспийской флотилией'')
|[[Kontradmiral]]
|
* Army Corps
|[[Major general]]
|
|-
|Fleet
(''Флот'')
|'''Flotilla'''
(''Флотилия'')
|[[Kontradmiral]]
|Used to correspond to a ground forces or air forces ''Army''.
* Army Corps
* Air Force of a (specific) Fleet
|[[Major general]]
|Could be separate ''Flotilla'' or one forming part of a ''Fleet''. For example, the modern day [[Primorsky Krai|''Primorskaya'']] Mixed Forces Formation (formerly Mixed Forces Flotilla) of the [[Pacific Fleet (Russia)|Pacific Fleet]].
|-
|Fleet
(''Флот'')
|'''Operational Squadron'''
(''Оперативная эскадра'')
|[[Kontradmiral]]
|
* Army Corps
* Air Force of a (specific) Fleet
|[[Major general]]
|Naval Task Force. For example, the [[Permanent task force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea]].
|-
|Fleet
(''Флот'')
|'''Squadron''' (ships)
(''Эскадра'')
|[[Kontradmiral]]
|
* Army Corps
* Air Force of a (specific) Fleet
|[[Major general]]
|A permanent formation, combining several divisions and brigades. Equal to an Army Corps.
|-
|Squadron (ships)
|'''Division''' of major ships
(''Дивизия кораблей'')
|[[Kontradmiral]]
|[[Division (military)|Division]]
|[[Major general]]
|For example, the [[Black Sea Fleet|Black Sea Fleet's]] 30th Surface Ships Division or the [[Northern Fleet|Northern Fleet's]] 7th Submarine Division.
|-
|Fleet
(''Флот'')
|'''Naval Base'''
(''Военно-морская база'')
|[[Kontradmiral]]
|[[Division (military)|Division]]
|[[Major general]]
|A Naval Base is a command of divisional level, which is subordinated to a Fleet or Flotilla. It provides berthing, supply and repair to the Fleet's main forces, as well as defence against conventional and asymmetric threats. For that reason it includes a Brigade of ships of at least one missile corvette division and one minesweeper division. The base also deploys counter-diversion combat divers and possibly a coastal defence ground formation of marines and coastal artillery. The Naval Base could include a main base location and one or more secondary locations, in which case the secondary locations would deploy a mixed division of corvettes/ fast attack craft and minesweepers.
|-
|Squadron (ships) /
Naval Base
|'''Brigade''' of ships

(''Бригада кораблей'')
|[[Kontradmiral]] /
[[Captain 1st rank]]
|[[Brigade]]
|[[Major general]] /
[[Colonel]]
|
* Submarine Boats Brigade (''Бригада'' ''подводных лодок'') includes diesel-electric submarines and is directly subordinated to a ''Fleet.''
* Landing Ships Brigade (''Бригада десантных кораблей'') includes large landing ships and is directly subordinated to a ''Fleet.''
* Waterborne Area Defence Ships Brigade (''Бригада кораблей охраны водного района'') normally includes an [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] corvette division and a minesweepers division and is subordinated to a ''Naval Base''.
* Brigade of Ships in Construction or Repair (''Бригада строящихся и ремонтирующихся кораблей'') subordinated to a ''Naval Base''.
|-
|Division of major ships
(''Дивизия кораблей'')
|'''Division''' of warships of 2nd rank
(''Дивизион кораблей 2-го ранга'')
|[[Captain 1st Rank]]
|Regiment /

Air Regiment
|[[Colonel]]
|Increasingly out of use as in modern days warships 2nd class form ships brigades and ships divisions.
|-
|Division of major ships
(''Дивизия кораблей'') /

Brigade of ships

(''Бригада кораблей'')
|'''Division''' of warships of 3rd rank

(''Дивизион кораблей 3-го ранга'')
|[[Kapitan 2nd rank|Captain 2nd rank]]
|Separate Battalion /

Air Squadron
|[[Lieutenant colonel]]
|Division of corvettes.
|-
|Brigade of ships
(''Бригада кораблей'') /

Naval Base

(''Военно-морская база'')
|'''Division''' of warships of 4th rank
(''Дивизион кораблей 4-го ранга'')
|[[Lieutenant commander#Other countries|Captain 3rd rank]]
|Separate Battalion /

Air Squadron
|[[Major (rank)|Major]]
|Division fast craft or minesweepers.
|-
|Brigade of ships
(''Бригада кораблей'') /

Naval Base

(''Военно-морская база'')
|'''Division''' of warships of 4th rank

(''Дивизион кораблей 4-го ранга'')
|[[Lieutenant commander#Other countries|Captain 3rd rank]] /

[[Captain lieutenant]]
|Separate Company / Separate Battery /

Air Flight
|[[Captain (military rank)|Captain]]
|In case of a division of small support craft of a naval base, such as tug boats, fire boats, courier launches etc.
|-
| colspan="6" |'''Individual ships'''
|-
|Division of major ships
(''Дивизия кораблей'') /

Brigade of ships

(''Бригада кораблей'')
|Warship 1st rank
|[[Captain 1st Rank]]
|Regiment /

Air Regiment
* The departments of the Ship's Company are called Combat Units (''Боевая часть'' (''БЧ'') and correspond to battalions)
|[[Colonel]]
|
* [[ballistic missile submarine]] (submarine nuclear missile cruiser of strategic purpose (''РПКСН''))
* [[attack submarine]] (nuclear submarine boat (''АПЛ''))
* aircraft carrier (heavy aviation-carrying cruiser (''ТАВКР''))
* nuclear battlecruiser (heavy nuclear missile cruiser (''ТАРКР'' - not operational as of 2025)
* missile cruiser (''РК'')
* large destroyer (guided missile destroyer 1st rank (''Эсм. УРО 1-го ранга''))
* large [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] destroyer (''БПК'')
|-
|Brigade of ships
(''Бригада кораблей'')

/

Division of small ships

(''Дивизион кораблей'')
|Warship 2nd rank
|[[Kapitan 2nd rank|Captain 2nd rank]]
|Separate Battalion /

Air Squadron
* The departments of the Ship's Company are called Combat Units (''Боевая часть'' (''БЧ'') and correspond to companies)
|[[Lieutenant colonel]]
|
* diesel-electric submarine (''ДЭПЛ'')
* small destroyer (guided missile destroyer 2nd rank (''Эсм. УРО 2-го ранга''))
* missile frigate (guard ship (''СКР''))
* [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] frigate (large [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] ship 2nd rank (''БПК 2-го ранга''))
* offshore patrol vessel
* large landing ship (''БДК'')
|-
|Division of ships 3rd rank

(''Дивизион кораблей 3-го ранга'')
|Warship 3rd rank
|[[Lieutenant commander#Other countries|Captain 3rd rank]]
|Separate Battalion /

Air Squadron
* The departments of the Ship's Company are called Combat Units (''Боевая часть'' (''БЧ'') and correspond to platoons)
|[[Major (rank)|Major]]
|
* missile corvette (small missile ship (''МРК''))
* [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] corvette (small [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] ship (''МПК''))
* coastal patrol vessel (small artillery ship (''МАК''))
* seagoing minesweeper (''МТ'')
* medium landing ship (''СДК'')
* small air cushion landing ship (''МДКВП'')
|-
|Division of ships 4th rank

(''Дивизион кораблей 4-го ранга'')
|Warship 4th rank
|[[Captain lieutenant]] /
[[Senior lieutenant]] /

[[Mladshij lejtenant|Lieutenant]]
|Platoon
|[[Captain (military rank)|Captain]] /
[[Senior lieutenant]] /

[[Lieutenant]]
|
* missile fast attack craft (missile cutter (''РКА''))
* gun fast attack craft (artillery cruiser (''АКА''))
* torpedo fast attack craft (torpedo cutter (''ТКА''))
* anti-submarine craft (guard cutter (''СКА''))
* coastal minesweeper (base minesweeper (''БТ''))
* minesweeping boat ([[Roadstead|roadstead minesweeper]] (''РТ''))
* landing craft (landing cutter (''ДКА''))
|}

===Coastal troops===
{{Main|Coastal Troops of the Russian Navy|Russian Naval Infantry}}
[[File:RIAN archive 711423 Vostok 2010 Strategic Exercise in Vladivostok.jpg|thumb|Russian Naval Infantry during the Vostok Strategic Exercise in the [[Vladivostok]] area, 2010]]
[[File:Russie Brest 2012 (4).JPG|thumb|Russian Naval Infantrymen]]

Coastal Troops include the Naval Infantry and the Coastal Missile and Artillery Troops.

The Russian Naval Infantry are the [[amphibious warfare|amphibious]] force of the Russian Navy and can trace their origins back to 1705, when [[Peter the Great]] issued a decree for an infantry [[regiment]] "of naval equipage". Since its formation it has seen action in the [[Napoleonic Wars]], the [[Crimean War]], the [[Russo-Japanese War]], the First and Second World Wars, and the Chechen and Georgian conflicts. Under the leadership of [[Sergey Gorshkov|Admiral Gorshkov]] during the Cold War, the Soviet Navy expanded the reach of the Naval Infantry and deployed it worldwide on numerous occasions, but since the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]] its role has been greatly reduced.

The Soviet Naval Infantry and their Russian successors have a reputation as elite shock troops. For their black uniforms and ferocious performance in combat in the Black Sea and Baltic Sea regions during [[World War II]] they received the nickname "The Black Death" ([[German language|German]]: ''der schwarze Tod''). The Russian Naval Infantry is a mechanised force, organised in brigades, independent regiments and independent battalions. The 55th Naval Infantry Division of the Pacific Fleet has been disbanded in 2009 and replaced by two separate brigades. Each brigade has a tank battalion, a self-propelled artillery battalion, a self-propelled air defence battalion, mechanised marine infantry battalions, other support units and one Airborne Assault Naval Infantry Battalion (''десантно-штурмовой батальон морской пехоты''), parachute and [[air assault]] qualified, with the mission to spearhead amphibious landings.

The coastal defence troops of the Russian Navy are conventional mechanised brigades with the main task to prevent enemy amphibious landings. An example of coastal defence troops are those of the Baltic Fleet. With Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania declaring independence at the end of the Soviet Union the [[Baltic Military District]] practically disintegrated. The massive ground forces formations left landlocked in the [[Kaliningrad Oblast]] were transferred from the ground forces to naval command and control. The integration of naval infantry and coastal defence troops is a relatively new tendency from the 2010s in order to simplify the naval command structure and the new Arctic infantry brigades in formation under the [[Northern Fleet]] fall within that process. 

As of 2022, there appeared to be a longer-term intent to expand all Russian naval infantry brigades into division-sized formations, coupled with the planned acquisition of both the new [[Project 23900 amphibious assault ship|Ivan Rogov-class helicopter assault ships]] as well as upgraded [[Ivan Gren-class landing ship|Ivan Gren-class]] landing ships. However, full implementation of such a plan would likely have to await the conclusion of the Russo-Ukraine War.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://seapower.navy.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-03/Battle%20Reading%20the%20Russian%20Pacific%20Fleet%202023-2030_0.pdf |title =Battle Reading the Russian Pacific Fleet 2023-2030 p. 20-21 |website=Sea Power Centre Australia |date=2023 |last=  Muraviev |first=Alexey D. |access-date=2 November 2025}}</ref>

The coastal artillery troops also play a very important role for the Navy. The geography of the [[Barents Sea]], the [[Baltic Sea]], the [[Black Sea]] and the [[Sea of Okhotsk]] as well as the [[Caspian Sea]] makes the deployment of shore-based, anti-ship systems in an area-denying role very effective. They deploy [[K-300P Bastion-P]] supersonic [[Anti-ship cruise missile|ASCM]], [[3M-54 Kalibr]] cruise subsonic ASCM and [[A-222E Bereg-E 130mm coastal mobile artillery system]] as well as self-propelled [[surface-to-air missile]] systems.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2021/january/9553-russian-navy-deploys-new-coastal-missile-brigade-equipped-with-bal-and-bastion-missile-systems.html|title=Russian Navy deploys new coastal missile brigade equipped with Bal and Bastion missile systems|website=www.navyrecognition.com|date=14 January 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2018/january-2018-navy-naval-defense-news/5858-russian-navy-strengthens-its-coastal-missile-brigades-with-bal-and-bastion-systems.html|title = Russian Navy strengthens its coastal missile brigades with BAL and BASTION systems| date=16 January 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/04/russias-bastion-missile-systems-pass-winter-tests-in-the-arctic/|title=Russia's Bastion Missile Systems Pass Winter Tests in the Arctic|first=Xavier|last=Vavasseur|date=27 April 2020|access-date=1 October 2020|archive-date=28 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928092528/https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/04/russias-bastion-missile-systems-pass-winter-tests-in-the-arctic/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2021/09/franz-josef-land-kola-northern-fleet-fights-simulated-enemy-parallel-zapad-2021|title=Northern Fleet exercises in parallel with Zapad-2021|date=15 September 2021 |access-date=21 September 2021|archive-date=21 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921122844/https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2021/09/franz-josef-land-kola-northern-fleet-fights-simulated-enemy-parallel-zapad-2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Naval Infantry and Coastal Troops are led by the Deputy Commander for Naval Infantry/Commandant of the Naval Infantry of the Russian Navy, [[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]] (NI) Aleksandr Kolpatsenko. Their motto is: "Where We Are, There is Victory!"

===Naval aviation===
{{Main|Russian Naval Aviation}}

[[File:Su27K (Su33) DD-SD-99-06153.jpg|thumb|A [[Sukhoi Su-33]] from the 279th Shipborne Fighter Aviation Regiment on ''[[Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov|Admiral Kuznetsov]]'''s flight deck]]
The first naval aviation units in Russia were formed from 1912 through 1914 as a part of the [[Baltic Fleet]] and the [[Black Sea Fleet]]. Since its formation, it has participated in the [[Russian Civil War]], [[World War II]] and in many other conflicts throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia (''statement requires source citation''). During the Cold War the naval aviation pursued a policy of deploying large numbers of bombers in maritime strike roles to counter the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]]'s extensive fleet of aircraft carriers, by 1989 it operated over 1,000 fixed-wing aircraft with the majority being bombers such as the [[Tupolev Tu-22M|Tu-22M "Backfire"]] and the [[Tupolev Tu-16|Tu-16 "Badger"]].{{cn|date=February 2023}}

Since the fall of the Soviet Union Russia's naval aviation has been significantly reduced in size. The Tu-22Ms have been transferred to the Aerospace Forces and since then the combat arm of the Naval Aviation is built around [[Sukhoi Su-33]]s, [[Mikoyan MiG-29K]]s, with [[Sukhoi Su-30]]s and [[Sukhoi Su-34]]s replacing the obsolete [[Sukhoi Su-24]]s. Russia's sole aircraft carrier, [[Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov|''Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov'' (063)]], has also been inactive since 2017 and, as of 2025, has been reported as unlikely to return to operational service.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2025/september/russia-finally-giving-carrier-aviation |title=Is Russia Finally Giving Up on Carrier Aviation? |website=US Naval Institute |date=September 2025 |access-date=31 October 2025 |last1=Moss  |first1=Richard  |last2=Vest |first2=Ryan  }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://x.com/NavyLookout/status/1944021445379555732 |title=🇷🇺Russia set to abandon refurbishment project and decommission their sole aircraft carrier, the world's largest mobile bonfire, RFS Admiral Kuznetsov which has not sailed since 2017. |user=NavyLookout |number=1944021445379555732 |date=12 July 2025 |access-date=26 July 2025}}</ref> The carrier's fixed-wing aircraft were then re-deployed to a land-based role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2021/march/9821-mig-29k-fighter-from-russian-navy-deployed-for-the-first-time-in-arctic.html|title=MiG-29K fighter from Russian Navy deployed for the first time in Arctic|access-date=14 March 2021|archive-date=14 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314081623/http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2021/march/9821-mig-29k-fighter-from-russian-navy-deployed-for-the-first-time-in-arctic.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tass.com/defense/1265271|title=MiG-29K fighters go on combat duty on Russian Arctic archipelago for first time|access-date=12 March 2021|archive-date=12 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312105254/https://tass.com/defense/1265271|url-status=live}}</ref>

As of 2025, the Russian Naval Aviation consists of the following components:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/modern-airpower/aircraft-russian-naval-aviation.php |title=Active Russian Naval Aviation Aircraft 2025 |website=Military Factory|date= 2025 |access-date=31 October 2025 }}</ref><ref name="AFM65">Air Forces Monthly, p. 65</ref>
* Naval missile-carrying aviation
* Shore-based [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] aviation
* [[Attack aircraft|Attack]] (''Shturmovik'') aviation
* Shore-based [[fighter aircraft|fighter]] aviation
* [[Reconnaissance]] aviation
* Shipborne aviation (principally ASW helicopters)
* Auxiliary air units

As of 2025, aircraft losses during the Russo-Ukraine War, for both the [[Russian Aerospace Force]]s and shore-based Russian naval aviation, have included at least seven [[Su-30|Sukhoi Su-30SMs]] and between 10 and 20 of the older [[Sukhoi Su-24|Su-24MRs]]. Russia's total inventory of approximately 110 Su-30s, and reserve stocks of at least 100 Su-24s, may allow for some of these losses to be absorbed but they have not been insignificant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://global.espreso.tv/russia-ukraine-war-russian-aviation-threat-to-nato-su-24-use-losses-capabilities |title=Russian aviation – threat to NATO: Su-24 fleet, capabilities, losses |website=Espresso |date=10 January 2025 |access-date=3 November 2025 |last= Boianivska |first=Nadia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/08/15/militarnyi-russian-black-sea-fleets-43rd-air-regiment-loses-over-half-its-su-30sm-fighters-since-2022/ |title = Militarnyi: Russian Black Sea Fleet's 43rd Air Regiment loses over half its Su-30SM fighters since 2022 |website=euromaidanpress.com |date=15 August 2025 |access-date=3 November 2025 |last=Zoria |first=Yuri  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tass.com/defense/1276793|title = Russian Navy warships eliminate enemy aircraft over Black Sea in drills}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashgear.com/1901516/how-many-su-30-russia-have-fighter-jet-fleet-numbers/ |title =How many Su-27, Su-30 & Su-35 fighter jets does Russia have? |website=Slashgear |last=Kantor |first=Jonathan |date=5 July 2025 |access-date=3 November 2025}}</ref>

== Ranks, rates and insignia ==
{{Main|Naval ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation}}

=== Commissioned officer ranks ===
The rank insignia of [[commissioned officer]]s.

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=== Other ranks ===
The rank insignia of [[non-commissioned officer]]s and [[Enlisted rank|enlisted personnel]].
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==Equipment==
=== Ships and submarines ===
''See [[List of active Russian Navy ships]]''

===Aircraft===
{{Main list|List of active Russian military aircraft#Russian Naval Aviation
}}

===Bastion concept, sensor and radar systems===

Historically, the Russian navy has emphasized the creation of [[Bastion (naval)|submarine bastions]], both to protect the security of its submarine-based nuclear forces and to secure the Arctic and Pacific approaches to Russian territory. In order to strengthen its submarine bastion in the [[Barents Sea]], in 2025 it was reported that Russia has likely deployed a network of sonar systems in that region in order to detect submarines. The network, known as "Harmony", is reported to be composed of detection devices arrayed in an arc stretching from Murmansk, via [[Novaya Zemlja]] to [[Franz Josef Land]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Russia's Harmony Network – Operational Strength but Strategic Weakness |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/10/russias-harmony-network-operational-strength-but-strategic-weakness/|access-date=28 October 2025|website=Naval News |language=en-gb|date=28 October 2025 |last=Frederik |first= Van Lokeren}}</ref>

The Russian Navy uses Podsolnukh over-the-horizon surface wave radar for detection of ships. As of 2019, four radars have been delivered to the coasts of Caspian Sea, Okhotsk Sea, Sea of Japan<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russia's upgraded radar adapted for operating in Arctic |url=https://tass.com/defense/954140 |website=TASS |access-date=11 February 2022 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211220916/https://tass.com/defense/954140 |url-status=live }}</ref> and Baltic Sea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russia deploys its modern over-the-horizon Podsolnukh radar systems to Far East, Baltic and Caspian Seas - News - Russian Aviation - RUAVIATION.COM |url=https://www.ruaviation.com/news/2019/10/31/14324/?h |website=www.ruaviation.com |access-date=20 February 2022 |archive-date=20 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220164507/https://www.ruaviation.com/news/2019/10/31/14324/?h |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Military districts and fleets ==
The Russian Navy consists of four fleets and one flotilla with all of them subordinated to different Military Districts.

===Leningrad Military District ===
====Northern Fleet====
{{Main|Northern Fleet}}

[[File:Map of Northern Fleet bases.png|thumb|Major bases and headquarters of the Northern Fleet]]
[[File:Joint exercises of Northern and Black Sea fleets (2020-01-09) 02.jpg|thumb|Russian Navy sailors onboard the cruiser [[Russian cruiser Marshal Ustinov|''Marshal Ustinov'']] in a joint exercise of the [[Northern Fleet|Northern]] and [[Black Sea Fleet|Black Sea fleets]]]]

The Russian Northern Fleet, dating to 1733 but established as a modern formation in 1933, is headquartered at [[Severomorsk]] and spread around various bases in the greater [[Murmansk]] area. It is the main fleet of the Russian Navy.<ref name="warfare.ru" /> Since 2024, the fleet has been subordinate to the [[Leningrad Military District]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Putins signs northwestern regions into Leningrad military district | website=The Barents Observer | date=26 February 2024 | url=https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/putins-signs-northwestern-regions-into-leningrad-military-district/163619|last= Nilsen |first=Thomas| access-date=19 September 2025}}</ref>

====Baltic Fleet====
[[File:Kaliningrad 05-2017 img50 Oberpostdirektion building.jpg|thumb|Headquarters of the Baltic Fleet in Kaliningrad]]
{{Main|Baltic Fleet}}

The Baltic Fleet, established on 18 May 1703, is based in [[Baltiysk]] and [[Kronshtadt]], with its headquarters in the city of [[Kaliningrad]], [[Kaliningrad Oblast]].<ref name="warfare.ru">[http://www.warfare.ru/?lang=&linkid=1720&catid=243&type=ssk State of the Russian Navy |ssk|Russian Arms, Military Technology, Analysis of Russia's Military Forces] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204052152/http://warfare.ru/?lang=&linkid=1720&catid=243&type=ssk |date=4 December 2010 }}. Warfare.ru. Retrieved on 9 September 2010.</ref> Since 2024, the fleet has been subordinate to the [[Leningrad Military District]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Putins signs northwestern regions into Leningrad military district | website=The Barents Observer | date=26 February 2024 | url=https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/putins-signs-northwestern-regions-into-leningrad-military-district/163619|last= Nilsen |first=Thomas| access-date=19 September 2025}}</ref>

===Southern Military District===
====Black Sea Fleet====
[[File:Soviet and Russian Black Sea Fleet.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Some major ships of the Black Sea Fleet, including the ''[[Russian cruiser Moskva|Moskva]]'' (far left) and the ''[[Russian landing ship Saratov|Saratov]]'' (second right), in [[Sevastopol]], August 2007]]

The Black Sea Fleet, established on 2 May 1783, is based at the Sevastopol, Karantinnaya, and Streletskaya Bays in [[Sevastopol]] which is also the location of its headquarters, and at [[Novorossiysk]] in Krasnodar Kray. The fleet also has various other facilities on the [[Crimea|Crimean Peninsula]] and facilities in Krasnodar Kray. 

Since the start of the [[Russo-Ukraine War]], the Black Sea Fleet has experienced serious losses in ships and materiel. In the initial stages of the war, the fleet's flagship, the cruiser [[Russian cruiser Moskva|''Moskva'']], was [[Sinking of the Moskva|sunk]] on 14 April 2022 during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 April 2022 |title=Russia says Moskva cruiser has sunk after reported Ukrainian missile strike |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/14/russia-moskva-cruiser-sunk-stormy-seas-defense-ministry |access-date=15 April 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=14 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414202148/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/14/russia-moskva-cruiser-sunk-stormy-seas-defense-ministry |url-status=live }}</ref> Other losses, including the [[Tapir-class landing ship|Tapir-class]] landing ship ''[[Russian landing ship Saratov|Saratov]]'' followed.<ref>{{cite web |date=24 March 2022 |title=Russian Landing Ship Destroyed In Massive Explosion In Captured Ukrainian Port City |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44904/russian-landing-ship-destroyed-in-massive-explosion-in-captured-ukrainian-port-city |work=The Drive |access-date=6 February 2023 |archive-date=13 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413141126/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44904/russian-landing-ship-destroyed-in-massive-explosion-in-captured-ukrainian-port-city |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="warfare.ru" /> For a broader list of Russian and Ukrainian ship losses in the war see: 

{{Main|List of ship losses during the Russo-Ukrainian War}}

However, the fleet has continued operations though information on its precise order of battle is necessarily imprecise. 

{{Main|Black Sea Fleet}}

====Operational Command South - Tartus====
{{main|Russian naval facility in Tartus}}

{{main|Permanent task force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea}}

The Russian Navy has maintained a base under the command of the Southern Military District in [[Syria]] at [[Tartus]]. The Mediterranean squadron was disestablished soon after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but a small naval logistics support facility remained there. In January 2017 Russia and Syria signed an agreement, to be valid for 49 years, to expand the Tartus facility with a view to improving the support at Tartus.<ref name="rabs">{{cite news |last1=kuimova |first1=alexandra |last2=wezeman |first2=siemon t. |title=RUSSIA AND BLACK SEA SECURITY |url=https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2018-12/bp_1812_black_sea_russia_0.pdf |publisher=SIPRI Background Paper |date=December 2018 |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-date=28 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728035711/https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2018-12/bp_1812_black_sea_russia_0.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 4 February 2022, naval detachments from the Northern Fleet and Baltic Fleet arrived at Tartus. Large amphibious assault ships [[Russian landing ship Pyotr Morgunov|''Pyotr Morgunov'']], [[Russian landing ship Georgy Pobedonosets|''Georgy Pobedonosets'']], ''[[Olenegorsky Gornyak]]'', [[Russian landing ship Korolyov|''Korolyov'']], [[Russian landing ship Minsk|''Minsk'']] and ''Kaliningrad'' were under the direction of Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral [[Nikolay Yevmenov]].<ref name="tass22">{{cite news |title=Russian naval ships arrive at Syria's Tartus in large-scale drills |url=https://tass.com/defense/1397811 |publisher=TASS |date=4 February 2022 |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-date=15 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415001019/https://tass.com/defense/1397811?utm_source=google.com&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=google.com&utm_referrer=google.com |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2022 there were around 20 Russian naval ships in the [[Mediterranean Sea]].<ref name="tarf24">{{cite news |title=NATO, Russia eye each other as both up forces in the Med |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220422-nato-russia-eye-each-other-as-both-up-forces-in-the-med |publisher=France24 |date=22 April 2022 |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614191653/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220422-nato-russia-eye-each-other-as-both-up-forces-in-the-med |url-status=live }}</ref> On 11 May it was reported that the flotilla had remained without change since early February. There were 13 ships and 5 support vessels of the four Russian fleets, including 9 attack missile ships. The formation of a "Mediterranean Squadron" of the Russian Navy in February 2022, using the Northern, Baltic, and Pacific Fleets' ships allowed the Russian Black Sea Fleet to return a large number of ships to the Black Sea some time prior to Russia’s attack on Ukraine. On 27 February three days after the commencement of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] Turkey (who acts as guarantor of the [[Montreux Convention]]) decided to ban the passage through the straits of any warships whose homeport is not in the Black Sea.<ref name="bsn11.5">{{cite news |title=The Presence of Russian Warships in the Mediterranean Sea as of 10 May 2022 |url=https://www.blackseanews.net/en/read/189129 |publisher=Black Sea News |date=11 May 2022 |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707070359/https://www.blackseanews.net/en/read/189129 |url-status=live }}</ref>

As of mid-2025, the loss of the [[Tartus naval base|Russian base at the port of Tartus in Syria]], as a result of the [[Fall of the Assad regime]] in late 2024, has significantly impacted the ability of the Russian navy to maintain an effective presence in the Mediterranean region. As of mid-2025, Russia and Syria were reportedly engaged in negotiations about the future of Russian naval and air facilities in the country though it remained unclear how extensive Russia's military presence in Syria would be going forward.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250731-russia-syria-deepen-ties-review-longstanding-assad-era-agreements-military-bases |title=Russia, Syria to deepen ties, review longstanding Assad-era agreements |website=France 24 |date=31 July 2025 |access-date=29 September 2025}}</ref>

====Caspian Flotilla====
{{Main|Caspian Flotilla}}

The Caspian Flotilla, established on 4 November 1722, is based in [[Astrakhan]] and [[Mahachkala|Makhachkala]] with its headquarters in Astrakhan.<ref name="warfare.ru" />

===Eastern Military District===

====Pacific Fleet====
{{Main|Pacific Fleet (Russia)}}

The Pacific Fleet, originally established as the Okhotsk Military Flotilla in 1731, is headquartered in Vladivostok, based around [[Vladivostok]] and [[Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy]] and is subordinate to the Russian military's [[Eastern Military District]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suciu |first=Peter |date=3 October 2025 |title=The Russian Pacific Fleet Is on the Move. Should the West Be Concerned?|url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russian-pacific-fleet-on-move-should-west-be-concerned-ps-100325 |website=The National Interest |access-date=19 November 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eastern Military District|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/vo-eastern.htm |website=Global Security.org|access-date=19 November 2025 }}</ref>

==Future and modernization==
{{Further|Future of the Russian Navy}}
[[File:International Maritime Defence Show 2011 (375-27).jpg|thumb|[[Lada-class submarine|Lada-class]] diesel-electric submarine [[Russian submarine Sankt Peterburg (B-585)|''Sankt Petersburg'']]]]

Russia's military budget expanded from 1998 until 2015, but economic problems including a sharp decline in oil prices led to budget cuts in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hille |first=Kathrin |date=15 October 2014 |title=Russia's defence budget hit by slowdown |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/f6564f36-53a3-11e4-929b-00144feab7de |url-status=live |access-date=28 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020181046/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6564f36-53a3-11e4-929b-00144feab7de.html |archive-date=20 October 2014}}</ref> Higher expenditure led to an increase in numbers of ships under construction, initially focusing on submarines, such as the conventional [[Lada-class submarine|''Petersburg'' (''Lada'')-class]] and nuclear [[Yasen-class submarine|''Severodvinsk'' (''Yasen'')-class]]. Some older vessels have been refitted as well. ''[[Jane's Fighting Ships]]'' commented in 2004 that the construction programme was too focused on Cold War scenarios, given the submarine emphasis.<ref>Foreword to ''[[Jane's Fighting Ships]] 2004–2005'', p.30</ref>

According to the Russian Defence Ministry, share of modern armament in the Navy has reached more than 50% in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Шойгу: оснащенность Российской армии современным оружием и техникой за год выросла на 7% |work=Тасс |url=http://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/1660936 |url-status=live |access-date=10 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305190713/http://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/1660936 |archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> A report from December 2019 estimated the figure at 68%.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 July 2015 |title=Восемь МБР приняты на вооружение в интересах РВСН во втором квартале |work=РИА Новости |url=http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20150716/1132598887.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009215251/https://ria.ru/defense_safety/20150716/1132598887.html |archive-date=9 October 2017 |access-date=10 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ЦАМТО / Новости / Выступление министра обороны РФ генерала армии Сергея Шойгу на расширенном заседании Коллегии Минобороны |url=http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2016/1222/161038788/detail.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009210744/http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2016/1222/161038788/detail.shtml |archive-date=9 October 2017 |access-date=10 October 2017 |website=www.armstrade.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Remarks by Chief of General Staff of the Russian Federation General of the Army Valery Gerasimov at the Russian Defence Ministry's board session (November 7, 2017) : Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation |url=http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12149743@egNews# |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191754/http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12149743@egNews |archive-date=9 November 2017 |access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ЦАМТО / Новости / ВМФ за год пополнился 19 боевыми кораблями и судами обеспечения |url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2019/1227/171056062/detail.shtml |website=armstrade.org |access-date=26 May 2021 |archive-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526194120/https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2019/1227/171056062/detail.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> However, in September 2020 it was reported that the defence budget was to be cut by 5% as part of a shift to social spending and in response the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="overtdefense.com">{{Cite web |date=22 September 2020 |title=Russian Defense Spending to Be Cut Due to Economic Woes and Upcoming Election |url=https://www.overtdefense.com/2020/09/22/russian-defense-spending-to-be-cut-due-to-economic-woes-and-upcoming-election/ |access-date=25 September 2020 |archive-date=6 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006231448/https://www.overtdefense.com/2020/09/22/russian-defense-spending-to-be-cut-due-to-economic-woes-and-upcoming-election/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The resulting impact of such a cut on Russian Navy modernization plans was not immediately apparent. Likely more significant is the impact of sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation after 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. In 2021, Russian Security Council Secretary [[Nikolai Patrushev]] reportedly acknowledged that the Russian defence industry “is still dependent on foreign technologies.” The impact of [[International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine|international sanctions]] on naval procurement projects, given both reduced access to foreign technologies and significant pressure on the defence budget, had yet to be determined.<ref>{{Cite web | last1=V. | first1=Parachini | last2=Ryan | first2=Bauer | url=https://www.rand.org/blog/2021/05/sanctions-targeting-russias-defense-sector-will-they.html | title=Sanctions Targeting Russia's Defense Sector: Will They Influence Its Behavior? | date=20 May 2021 | access-date=2 April 2022 | archive-date=28 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428013807/https://www.rand.org/blog/2021/05/sanctions-targeting-russias-defense-sector-will-they.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Admiral Gorshkov frigate 02.jpg|thumb|[[Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate|Admiral Gorshkov-class]] guided missile frigate [[Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov|''Admiral Gorshkov'']], commissioned in 2018]]

[[File:Schiff «Burya» 03.jpg|thumb|A [[Karakurt-class corvette|Karakurt-class]] guided-missile corvette, capable of launching [[Kalibr (missile family)|Kalibr]] or [[P-800 Oniks|Oniks]] supersonic cruise missiles]]

The [[Steregushchiy-class corvette|''Steregushchiy''-class corvettes]], the lead ship of which was laid down on 21 December 2001, is the first new surface construction since the collapse of the Soviet Union,<ref>Foreword to ''[[Jane's Fighting Ships]], 2002–2003'', p.&nbsp;79.</ref> while the new [[Admiral Sergei Gorshkov class frigate]]s marks the first attempt of the Navy to return to the construction of large blue water capable vessels.{{cn|date=February 2023}} The Russian Navy had been planning to procure a new class of destroyer, the general-purpose [[Project 21956]]. The Lider-class has been envisaged as a "green water" vessel and was anticipated to be nuclear-powered.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 October 2014 |title=New-generation missile destroyer under development in Russia |url=http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/755539 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024041212/http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/755539 |archive-date=24 October 2014 |access-date=28 October 2014 |publisher=TASS}}</ref> As of mid-2025, the project remained under development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://defence-blog.com/russia-plans-new-blue-water-warship/#:~:text=Russia%20is%20moving%20ahead%20with,country's%20next%20State%20Armament%20Program. |title=Russia plans new blue-water warship |website=Defence Blog.com |date=15 August 2025 |access-date=30 October 2025 |last= Malyasov  |first=Dylan}}</ref>

The project was reportedly suspended in 2020, apparently in favour of the less expensive Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manaranche |first=Martin |date=27 April 2020 |title=Russia postpones Leader destroyer construction – Part 1 |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/04/russia-postpones-leader-destroyer-construction-part-1/ |access-date=8 September 2020 |archive-date=15 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815132756/https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/04/russia-postpones-leader-destroyer-construction-part-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Gorshkov-class vessels have themselves experienced technical challenges and in 2020 it was initially suggested that the larger 22350M variant of that class would not be proceeding.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leadership: The Cancel Culture |url=https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlead/articles/20200523.aspx |website=www.strategypage.com |access-date=16 September 2020 |archive-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204193740/https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlead/articles/20200523.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> However, it was later reported that design work on both the Lider and the 22350M variant of the Gorshkov-class was in fact moving forward.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian Shipbuilding Officials Outlined Future for Project 22350/22350M Frigates |url=http://mil.today/2020/Industry4/ |website=Mil.Today |date=21 July 2020 |access-date=26 May 2021 |archive-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526194153/http://mil.today/2020/Industry4/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:«Александр Невский» в Вилючинске.jpg|thumb|[[Borei-class submarine|Borei-class]] nuclear ballistic missile submarine [[Russian submarine Alexander Nevsky (K-550)|''Alexander Nevsky'']]]]

In keeping with the emphasis on strategic forces, the Navy's submarine fleet is being modernized by the acquisition of several classes of strategic and tactical submarines. Up to 12 [[Borei-class submarine|Borei/Dolgorukiy-class SSBNs]] are planned to replace older classes in both the Northern and Pacific fleets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/december/11177-two-project-955a-borei-a-class-ballistic-missile-submarines-will-be-laid-down-in-2023.html|title=Two Project 955A Borei-A class ballistic missile submarines will be laid down in 2023|website=Navy Recognition|date=28 December 2021 |access-date=10 January 2022|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228204016/https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/december/11177-two-project-955a-borei-a-class-ballistic-missile-submarines-will-be-laid-down-in-2023.html|url-status=live}}</ref> These are being complemented by new [[Yasen-class|Yasen]] and [[Khabarovsk-class submarine|Khabarovsk-class SSGN]]s, as well as conventional submarines of the [[Kilo-class submarine|Improved Kilo]] and [[Lada-class submarine|Lada]] classes. However, in terms of the tactical nuclear submarine fleet, it is unclear whether the new Yasen-class, Khabarovsk-class, and potential follow-on models, can be produced in sufficient numbers, and on a timely basis, to replace aging older model nuclear submarines on a one-for-one basis. It has been reported that Russian third-generation nuclear submarines have not been modernized to a level to avoid block obsolescence before 2030.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Russian Navy postpones upgrade of third-generation nuclear submarines |url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/focus-analysis/9055-russian-navy-postpones-upgrade-of-third-generation-nuclear-submarines.html |website=Navy Recognition |access-date=2 October 2020 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225135949/https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/focus-analysis/9055-russian-navy-postpones-upgrade-of-third-generation-nuclear-submarines.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Main Naval Parade in St. Petersburg==
{{Main|Navy Day (Russia)|Culture of the Russian Armed Forces}}

[[File:NavalParade2017 01.jpg|thumb|Passage of warships to [[Kronstadt]]]]
Since 2017, by the decree of the President of Russia dated 27 July 2017,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Главный военно-морской парад в Санкт-Петербурге |date=30 July 2017 |url=http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/55192 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728191442/http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/55192 |archive-date=28 July 2018 |access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref> the tradition of holding the "Main Naval Parade" in St. Petersburg on the Navy Day has been restored. Prior to 2017, in Soviet and Russian Federation times the previously held annual St. Petersburg Navy Day parade was not so specifically named. The parade is composed of ships and sailors representing the several fleets and the Caspian Flotilla with small ships and submarines in the Neva River and the larger ones arrayed off Kronshtadt in the Gulf of St. Petersburg. It is celebrated annually on the last Sunday of July during the [[Navy Day (Russia)|Navy Day]] holiday.

==Deployments from 2018==
[[File:Tactical exercises of the Russian Navy.jpg|thumb|The nuclear-powered missile cruiser ''Peter the Great'' during a naval exercise]]

===Ocean Shield===
In the years 2018–2021, the Russian Navy has been organizing central annual naval exercise called Ocean Shield.

Between 1–8 September 2018, Ocean Shield exercise was held for the first time. Unlike 2019 and 2020 exercises, conducted in the Baltic Sea, the first exercise took place in the Mediterranean Sea. 26 ships, 2 submarines and 34 aircraft were included.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 November 2018 |title=Shoigu: "Ocean Shield" exercise in Mediterranean will become permanent/ |url=https://www.kp.ru/daily/26903.7/3948110/ |access-date=12 July 2021 |website=kp.ru |archive-date=12 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712125856/https://www.kp.ru/daily/26903.7/3948110/ |url-status=live |last1=Бойко |first1=Александр }}</ref> Among participants were cruiser ''Marshal Ustinov'', destroyers ''Smetlivy'' and ''Severomorsk'', frigates ''Admiral Grigorovich'', ''Admiral Essen'', ''Admiral Makarov'', ''Pytlivy'' and ''Yaroslav Mudry'', corvettes ''Vishny Volochyok'', ''Grad Sviyazhsk'' and ''Veliky Ustyug'' and conventional submarines ''Kolpino'' and ''Velikiy Novgorod''.<ref name="rg.ru">{{Cite news |date=3 December 2018 |title=Черноморский флот получит 18 новых кораблей |url=https://rg.ru/2018/12/03/reg-ufo/chernomorskij-flot-poluchit-18-novyh-korablej.html |access-date=12 July 2021 |newspaper=Российская Газета |archive-date=12 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712131730/https://rg.ru/2018/12/03/reg-ufo/chernomorskij-flot-poluchit-18-novyh-korablej.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The aircraft present included Tu-160 bombers, Tu-142 and Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft and Su-33 and MiG-29K maritime fighters. This was the largest Russian naval exercise in the Mediterranean Sea of the post-Cold War era and the largest Russian post-Cold War naval exercise in the far sea zone. In terms of distant location and number of capital ships participating it's comparable only to June 2021 exercises of the Pacific Fleet off the Hawaii islands.<ref name="rg.ru" />

Organized between 1–9 August 2019, the second Ocean Shield exercise was the exercise with the largest number of participating ships (69 ships, including 49 warships and 20 support ships) in the independent Russia and took place in the Baltic Sea. The 22 known ships of the exercise "Ocean Shield 2019" include cruiser ''Marshal Ustinov'', destroyer ''Severomorsk'' and frigate ''Admiral Gorshkov'' of the Northern Fleet, as well as Baltic Fleet's frigate ''Yaroslav Mudry'', corvettes ''Steregushchy'', ''Soobrazitelny'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 September 2019 |title=Гвардейский почерк |language=en |url=http://redstar.ru/gvardejskij-pocherk/ |access-date=13 June 2021 |archive-date=13 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613081844/http://redstar.ru/gvardejskij-pocherk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Stoykiy'', ''Boikiy'', ''Passat'', ''Geyzer'', ''Serpukhov'', ''Mitishchi'', ''Chuvashiya'', ''Morshansk'', ''Liven'', ''Urengoy'', R-257 and LSTs ''Aleksandr Shabalin'', ''Kaliningrad'', ''Minsk'' and ''Korolyov'',<ref>Strazh Baltiki, 9 August 2019, p. 4 https://sc.mil.ru/files/morf/military/archive/SB_09_08_19.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613075527/https://sc.mil.ru/files/morf/military/archive/SB_09_08_19.pdf |date=13 June 2021 }}</ref> as well as nuclear submarine ''Smolensk''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 August 2019 |title=Russian navy group, nuclear sub, sail north along coast of Norway |language=en |url=https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2019/08/russian-navy-group-nuclear-sub-sail-north-along-coast-norway |access-date=13 June 2021 |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806035333/https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2019/08/russian-navy-group-nuclear-sub-sail-north-along-coast-norway |url-status=live }}</ref> Other possible participants include ships, participating in the July Naval Parade in St. Petersburg, i.e. frigate ''Admiral Kasatonov'', corvettes ''Gremyashchy'' and ''Sovetsk'', submarine ''Kronshtadt'' and minesweepers ''Ivan Antonov'', ''Aleksandr Obukhov'' and ''Pavel Khenov''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GL_VMF_PARAD_190722_02.jpg |url=http://bastion-karpenko.ru/VVT/GL_VMF_PARAD_190722_02.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009192059/http://bastion-karpenko.ru/VVT/GL_VMF_PARAD_190722_02.jpg |archive-date=9 October 2021 |access-date=30 September 2023 |website=bastion-karpenko.ru}}</ref>

On 3 August 2020, third Ocean Shield exercise started in the Baltic Sea and included Northern Fleet's destroyer ''Vice-Admiral Kulakov'' and LST ''Pyotr Morgunov'' and Baltic Fleet's corvettes ''Steregushchy'', ''Boikiy'' and ''Stoikiy''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 August 2020 |title=Ocean Shield 2020 - After action report |language=en |url=https://russianfleetanalysis.blogspot.com/2020/08/ocean-shield-2020-after-action-report.html |access-date=13 July 2021 |archive-date=15 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715141321/https://russianfleetanalysis.blogspot.com/2020/08/ocean-shield-2020-after-action-report.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Combined-fleet exercises===
====June 2021====
In 2021, no usual Ocean Shield exercise was conducted in August or September in the Baltic Sea. However, in June, the Pacific, Northern and Black Sea fleets conducted large-scale exercises. In mid June, four Russian cruisers and four destroyers were simultaneously at sea, or all operational large surface combatants except destroyer ''Severomorsk'', which was probably the first time in the post-Cold war era. A complex large-scale exercise took place in the central Pacific Ocean, where the Russian Navy conducted possibly the strongest exercise of the post-Soviet era.

It took place prior to the 2021 Putin-Biden summit, similarly to Aport and Atrina exercises that were held in 1985 and 1987 prior to the Geneva and Washington summits of Gorbachev and Reagan to improve Soviet negotiation position. Officially, however, it was stated that the exercise is an answer to the exercise Agile Dagger 2021 of the US Pacific Fleet, employing one third of the operational submarines of the US Pacific Fleet.

In the Barents Sea, cruisers ''Marshal Ustinov'' and ''Pyotr Veliky'', destroyer ''Vice-admiral Kulakov'' and submarines ''Kaluga'', ''Gepard'' and ''Dmitry Donskoy'' were active.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 June 2021 |title=Russian Navy guided missile ships deploy to Barents Sea for drills |language=en |url=https://tass.com/defense/1296671 |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-date=1 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601145224/https://tass.com/defense/1296671 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=15 June 2021 |title=Russian Navy anti-submarine ship attacks enemy sub with torpedoes in Arctic drills |language=en |url=https://tass.com/defense/1302893 |access-date=15 June 2021 |archive-date=17 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617042627/https://tass.com/defense/1302893 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 June 2021 |title=ДЭПЛ "Калуга" взяла на себя роль вражеской подлодки |language=ru |url=https://flot.com/2021/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%8229/ |access-date=17 June 2021 |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625175922/https://flot.com/2021/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%8229/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 June 2021 |title=Подлодка "Гепард" выполнила стрельбы противолодочной ракетой на учениях в Баренцевом море |language=ru |url=https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/11673441 |access-date=17 June 2021 |archive-date=19 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619181121/https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/11673441 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 June 2021 |title=Военные закрывали район Белого моря для маневров с участием самой большой в мире атомной подлодки |language=en |url=https://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=551926&lang=RU |access-date=19 June 2021 |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810101137/https://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=551926&lang=RU |url-status=live }}</ref> 
[[Image:North Pacific location map 2.svg|thumb|The location of the exercise in the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of 23°, -170°]]

Between 7 and 24 June, a large-scale exercise was conducted by the Pacific Fleet in the central Pacific Ocean, being the first post-Cold war Russian naval exercise in that area (minor exceptions being destroyer ''Admiral Panteleev'' taking part in RIMPAC-2012 exercise and frigate ''Admiral Gorshkov'' sailing near Hawaii in 2019<ref name="TASS">{{Cite web |date=19 August 2019 |title=Russia's Northern Fleet warships return home after round-the-globe deployment |url=https://tass.com/defense/1074054 |access-date=17 February 2020 |website=[[TASS]] |archive-date=2 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202053924/https://tass.com/defense/1074054 |url-status=live }}</ref>). It included cruiser ''Varyag'', destroyers ''Marshal Shaposhnikov'' and ''Admiral Panteleyev'', corvettes ''Sovershenny'', ''Gromky'' and ''Aldar Tsydenzhapov'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 June 2021 |title=RF Navy's Pacific Fleet conducts operational exercise in the central Pacific |language=en |url=https://en.portnews.ru/news/314103/ |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-date=13 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613072203/https://en.portnews.ru/news/314103/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (a) nuclear submarine(s) (likely ''Omsk''<ref>{{Cite web |title=На Камчатке торжественно встретили атомный подводный крейсер "Омск" после выполнения задач в море : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации |url=https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12375483@egNews |website=function.mil.ru}}</ref> and ''Kuzbass''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Подводная лодка К-419, "Морж", "Кузбасс". Проект 971 |url=http://www.deepstorm.ru/DeepStorm.files/45-92/nts/971/K-419/K-419.htm |publisher=Deepstorm.ru |accessdate=9 February 2022 |archive-date=30 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430024613/http://www.deepstorm.ru/DeepStorm.files/45-92/nts/971/K-419/K-419.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>) and intelligence ship ''Kareliya''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 June 2021 |title=Корабли ТОФ на учениях отработали уничтожение авианосной группы условного противника |language=en |url=https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/11702139 |access-date=21 June 2021 |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810101610/https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/11702139 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 May 2021 |title=UPDATED: Russian Navy Surveillance Ship Quietly Operating Off Hawaii - USNI News |url=https://news.usni.org/2021/05/26/russian-navy-surveillance-ship-quietly-operating-off-hawaii |access-date=7 August 2021 |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810101704/https://news.usni.org/2021/05/26/russian-navy-surveillance-ship-quietly-operating-off-hawaii |url-status=live }}</ref>

The exercise started in the central Pacific Ocean on 10 June, and on 21 June the ships 2500 nautical miles southeast of the Kuril islands simulated an attack on the enemy carrier strike group. Prior to that, the ships operated in two groups, sailing at 300 nautical miles from each other, one of them playing the role of enemy. The largest auxiliary ship of the Russian Navy ''Marshal Krylov'' also took part in the exercise and acted as a command ship for the commander of the exercise, rear admiral Konstantin Kabantsev, commander of Primorskaya Flotilla, as well as hospital ship ''Irtysh''<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 June 2021 |title=Крейсер, фрегат, корветы: кадры больших Тихоокеанских учений российского флота |language=en |url=https://tvzvezda.ru/news/20216101134-5PRPN.html |access-date=14 June 2021 |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810101628/https://tvzvezda.ru/news/20216101134-5PRPN.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and MiG-31 interceptors and Il-38 and Tu-142 anti-submarine aircraft.

On 24 June, the final day of the exercise, three Tu-95 bombers, several Tu-22M bombers, escorted by interceptors MiG-31BM and two Il-78 tankers flew to the central Pacific Ocean as well. The Tu-95s delivered conditional strikes against enemy's critical infrastructure and Tu-22M delivered strikes against enemy's conditional carrier strike group together with ''Varyag'' and ''Marshal Shaposhnikov''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 June 2021 |title=Военные отработали нанесение удара по противнику в дальней зоне на учениях в Тихом океане |language=ru |url=https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/11736499 |access-date=24 June 2021 |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810101635/https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/11736499 |url-status=live }}</ref>

An additional destroyer ''Admiral Tributs'' was deployed to the South China Sea, accompanying nuclear submarine ''Nerpa''.

On 18 June 2021, the Black Sea Fleet deployed cruiser ''Moskva'' to the Mediterranean Sea,<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 June 2021 |title=Крейсер "Москва" и фрегат "Адмирал Эссен" направились в Средиземное море |language=ru |url=https://flot.com/2021/%D0%A7%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%8236/ |access-date=19 June 2021 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203338/https://flot.com/2021/%D0%A7%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%8236/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which, amid deployment of [[HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)|''Queen Elizabeth'']] to the Eastern Mediterranean, took part in an unprecedented anti-ship exercise with bombers Tu-22M and interceptors MiG-31K both deployed to Syria for the first time in May and June. A MiG-31K reportedly fired a [[Kh-47M2 Kinzhal|Kinzhal]] missile against a ground target in Syria,<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 June 2021 |title=Истребитель МиГ-31К нанёс удар гиперзвуковой ракетой "Кинжал" по неизвестной цели в Сирии |url=https://avia.pro/news/istrebitel-mig-31k-nanyos-udar-giperzvukovoy-raketoy-kinzhal-po-neizvestnoy-celi-v-sirii |access-date=2 July 2021 |website=avia.pro |language=ru |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182427/https://avia.pro/news/istrebitel-mig-31k-nanyos-udar-giperzvukovoy-raketoy-kinzhal-po-neizvestnoy-celi-v-sirii |url-status=live }}</ref> while a newest air defence system [[S-500 missile system|S-500]] was reportedly tested at Khmeymim airbase and obtained a lock on F-35 fighter from ''Queen Elizabeth''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 July 2021 |title=Неизвестная система ПВО, размещённая на авиабазе "Хмеймим", перепугала НАТО |url=https://avia.pro/news/neizvestnaya-sistema-pvo-razmeshchyonnaya-na-aviabaze-hmeymim-perepugala-nato |access-date=2 July 2021 |website=avia.pro |language=ru |archive-date=2 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702051845/https://avia.pro/news/neizvestnaya-sistema-pvo-razmeshchyonnaya-na-aviabaze-hmeymim-perepugala-nato |url-status=live }}</ref> The exercise included rocket fire 30&nbsp;km away from ''Queen Elizabeth''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 June 2021 |title=Russia to conduct rocket fire 30 km away from the British aircraft carrier |url=https://frontierindia.com/russia-to-conduct-rocket-fire-30-km-away-from-the-british-aircraft-carrier/ |access-date=2 July 2021 |website=frontierindia.com |language=en |archive-date=26 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626031346/https://frontierindia.com/russia-to-conduct-rocket-fire-30-km-away-from-the-british-aircraft-carrier/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====January–February 2022====
In January–February 2022 large-scale exercise of all Russian fleets took place with some 140 warships and support ships.

In the Northern Fleet it included two task groups. First, cruiser ''Marshal Ustinov'', destroyer ''Vice-Admiral Kulakov'' and frigate ''Admiral Kasatonov'', as well as tanker ''Vyazma'' and tug SB-406 were deployed to the southwest of Ireland, conducting first Russian post-Cold war naval exercise west of British isles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian Northern Fleet's naval group deploys to Barents Sea for Arctic drills - Military & Defense |url=https://tass.com/defense/1393131 |publisher=TASS |accessdate=9 February 2022 |archive-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126111149/https://tass.com/defense/1393131 |url-status=live }}</ref> Second, destroyer ''Severomorsk'', frigate ''Admiral Gorshkov'', LST [[Russian landing ship Ivan Gren|''Ivan Gren'']], nuclear submarine ''Severodvinsk'', diesel-electric submarine ''Kaluga'', corvettes ''Snezhnogorsk'' and ''Brest'', as well as support ships operated in the Barents Sea.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 January 2022 |title=В Арктике начались учения Северного флота и экспедиционной группировки |url=https://regnum.ru/news/polit/3487500.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126111152/https://regnum.ru/news/polit/3487500.html |archive-date=26 January 2022 |accessdate=9 February 2022 |publisher=Regnum.ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 January 2022 |title=Малые противолодочные корабли Северного флота отработали поиск и атаку подводной лодки в Баренцевом море : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации |url=https://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/navy/news/more.htm?id=12405696@egNews |publisher=Structure.mil.ru |accessdate=9 February 2022 |archive-date=28 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128130020/https://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/navy/news/more.htm?id=12405696@egNews |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, three LSTs were deploying to the Black Sea (''Olenogorsky Gornyak'', ''Georgiy Pobedonosets'' and ''Pyotr Morgunov'').<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newdick |first=Thomas |date=19 January 2022 |title=Flotilla Of Russian Landing Ships Has Entered The English Channel |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43942/flotilla-of-russian-amphibious-warships-has-entered-the-english-channel |publisher=Thedrive.com |accessdate=9 February 2022 |archive-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126114245/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43942/flotilla-of-russian-amphibious-warships-has-entered-the-english-channel |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the Pacific Fleet, cruiser ''Varyag'', destroyer ''Admiral Tributs'' and tanker ''Boris Butoma'' were deployed to the Indian Ocean, participating in the third Russo-Sino-Iranian naval exercise, first Russo-Chinese naval exercise away from Russian/Chinese coast that took place in the western Indian Ocean and will finally strengthen Mediterranean squadron. Additionally, submarine ''Volkhov'' fired a Kalibr missile in the Sea of Japan<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian sub live-fires Kalibr cruise missile from submerged position in Sea of Japan - Military & Defense |url=https://tass.com/defense/1390859 |publisher=TASS |accessdate=9 February 2022 |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810101613/https://tass.com/defense/1390859 |url-status=live }}</ref> and two Tu-142 performed flight above the Okhotsk Sea.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 January 2022 |title=Crews of anti-submarine aircraft of the Pacific Fleet performed training flights over the Sea of Okhotsk - ВПК.name |url=https://vpk.name/en/575181_crews-of-anti-submarine-aircraft-of-the-pacific-fleet-performed-training-flights-over-the-sea-of-okhotsk.html |publisher=Vpk.name |access-date=9 February 2022 |archive-date=28 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128165404/https://vpk.name/en/575181_crews-of-anti-submarine-aircraft-of-the-pacific-fleet-performed-training-flights-over-the-sea-of-okhotsk.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the Baltic Fleet, corvettes ''Soobrazitelny'' and ''Stoykiy'' were deployed to the Northern Sea,<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 January 2022 |script-title=ru:Корабли Балтфлота вышли в море на крупные учения |lang=ru |trans-title=Baltic Fleet ships set out to sea for major exercises |url=https://www.interfax.ru/russia/818021 |agency=[[Interfax]] |access-date=9 February 2022 |archive-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126111150/https://www.interfax.ru/russia/818021 |url-status=live }}</ref> while ''Zeleny Dol'', ''Mytishchi'', ''Odintsovo'', ''Aleksin'', ''Kabardino-Balkariya''<ref>{{Cite web |lang=ru |title=BASTION, MILITARY-TECHNICAL COLLECTION. MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX NEWS, HISTORY OF WEAPONS, MILITARY EQUIPMENT |url=http://bastion-karpenko.ru/ |website=Bastion-karpenko.ru |access-date=9 February 2022 |archive-date=22 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622223103/http://bastion-karpenko.ru/ |url-status=live }}</ref> were active in the Baltic Sea.<ref>{{Cite news  |date=26 January 2022 |script-title=ru:Корабли Балтийского флота провели успешные артиллерийские стрельбы |lang=ru |trans-title=Baltic Fleet ships conducted successful artillery firing |url=https://regnum.ru/news/polit/3487551.html |agency=IA [[REGNUM News Agency]] |access-date=9 February 2022 |archive-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126111150/https://regnum.ru/news/polit/3487551.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, three LSTs were deploying to the Black Sea: ''Korolyov'', ''Minsk'' and ''Kaliningrad'' and intelligence ship ''Vasily Tatishchev'' to the Mediterranean Sea, where it will monitor three-carrier exercise with CVN ''Harry Truman'', ''Cavour'' and ''Charles de Gaulle'' in February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian forces in the Mediterranean - Wk03/2022 |url=https://russianfleetanalysis.blogspot.com/2022/01/russian-forces-in-mediterranean-wk032022.html |publisher=Russianfleetanalysis.blogspot.com |accessdate=9 February 2022 |archive-date=28 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128165359/https://russianfleetanalysis.blogspot.com/2022/01/russian-forces-in-mediterranean-wk032022.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the Black Sea Fleet, an exercise was conducted by frigates ''Admiral Essen'', ''Ladnyy'', corvettes ''Ingushetiya'', ''Grayvoron'', ''Naberezhnye Chelny'', R-60, ''Yeysk'', ''Suzdalets'' and other ships, totally around 20 ships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Over 20 Russian Black Sea Fleet's warships deploy to sea for drills - Military & Defense |url=https://tass.com/defense/1393273 |publisher=TASS |accessdate=9 February 2022 |archive-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126111151/https://tass.com/defense/1393273 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Sea Fleet deployments-Wk04/2022 |url=https://russianfleetanalysis.blogspot.com/2022/01/black-sea-fleet-deployments-wk042022.html |publisher=Russianfleetanalysis.blogspot.com |accessdate=9 February 2022 |archive-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127090601/https://russianfleetanalysis.blogspot.com/2022/01/black-sea-fleet-deployments-wk042022.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Annual exercise===
Russia organises a central military exercise for September each year.

During Zapad 2021, in Northern Fleet two surface groups were active: ''Admiral Ushakov'' and ''Admiral Kasatonov'' in the Barents Sea (along with coastal systems Bal and Bastion-P) and ''Severomorsk'' in the Arctic (along with LST ''Georgiy Pobedonosets'', tug ''Pamir'' and tanker ''Sergey Osipov''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/12585823|title=Арктическая группировка Северного флота проведет учения на островах Земли Франца-Иосифа - ТАСС|website=TACC|access-date=6 October 2021|archive-date=6 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006081506/https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/12585823|url-status=live}}</ref>), as well as submarines ''Orel'' and ''Verkhoturye'' (along with minesweepers ''Yelnya'', ''Soloyevetskiy'', ''Yunga'', ''Yadrin'' and ''Kotelnich'' in two groups). In the Baltic Fleet, frigate ''Yaroslav Mudry'', corvettes ''Steregushchy'' and ''Stoykiy'' and submarine ''Dmitrov'' were active (along with coastal system Bal).

===Barents Sea===

On 22 February 2021, the Northern Fleet conducted an exercise in which cruiser ''Marshal Ustinov'' sailed in Varanger Fjord in the area of the Russia–Norway maritime border, becoming the first Russian warship to do so in the post-Cold War era.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 February 2021 |title=Large Russian missile cruiser sails Varanger fjord close to Norway's border |url=https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2021/02/large-russian-missile-cruiser-sails-varanger-fjord |access-date=26 February 2021 |website=thebarentsobserver.com |archive-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226085447/https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2021/02/large-russian-missile-cruiser-sails-varanger-fjord |url-status=live }}</ref> Sailing was speculated to be response to the US bombers (B-1B) landing in Norway on the same day for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 March 2021 |title=U.S. B-1 bomber makes first landing inside Norway's Arctic Circle &#124; The Independent Barents Observer |url=https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2021/03/us-b-1-bomber-makes-first-landing-inside-norways-arctic-circle |publisher=Thebarentsobserver.com |accessdate=9 February 2022 |archive-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127090610/https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2021/03/us-b-1-bomber-makes-first-landing-inside-norways-arctic-circle |url-status=live }}</ref>

Other ships active in the area in January–February 2021 included destroyer ''Severomorsk'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2021 |title=Большой противолодочный корабль Северного флота "Североморск" вышел в Баренцево море для выполнения учебно-боевых задач |url=https://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/navy/news/more.htm?id=12339995@egNews |access-date=20 February 2021 |website=mil.ru |language=Russian |archive-date=6 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206070250/https://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/navy/news/more.htm?id=12339995@egNews |url-status=live }}</ref> frigate {{ship|Russian frigate|Admiral Gorshkov||2}} with the tug ''Altay'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 January 2021 |title=Фрегат "Адмирал Горшков" вышел в Баренцево море для выполнения учебно-боевых задач |url=https://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/navy/news/more.htm?id=12345054@egNews |access-date=20 February 2021 |website=mil.ru |language=Russian |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227012427/https://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/navy/news/more.htm?id=12345054@egNews |url-status=live }}</ref> nuclear submarine ''Severodvinsk (''that launched a [[3M-54 Klub|Kalibr missile)]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 February 2021 |title=Подлодка "Северодвинск" поразила "Калибром" учебную береговую цель в Архангельской области |url=https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/10635379 |access-date=20 February 2021 |website=tass.ru |language=Russian |archive-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216101027/https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/10635379 |url-status=live }}</ref> corvettes ''Aysberg'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 January 2021 |title=Малый ракетный корабль Северного флота "Айсберг" вышел в Баренцево море для отработки учебно-боевых задач |url=https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12334199@egNews |access-date=20 February 2021 |website=mil.ru |language=Russian |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308121736/https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12334199@egNews |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Snezhnogorsk'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2021 |title=Малый противолодочный корабль "Снежногорск" вышел в Баренцево море для выполнения артиллерийских стрельб |url=https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12334882@egNews |access-date=20 February 2021 |website=mil.ru |language=Russian |archive-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020235521/https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12334882@egNews |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Yunga'' and ''Brest,''<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 February 2021 |title=Противолодочные корабли Северного флота отработают поиск подводных лодок в Баренцевом море |url=https://structure.mil.ru/structure/okruga/north/news/more.htm?id=12344088@egNews |access-date=20 February 2021 |website=mil.ru |language=Russian |archive-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126082047/https://structure.mil.ru/structure/okruga/north/news/more.htm?id=12344088@egNews |url-status=live }}</ref> and salvage vessel ''Georgiy Titov'' with deep-submergence rescue vehicle ''[[Russian submarine AS-34|AS-34]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2021 |title=Спасатели Северного флота провели тренировку с экипажем глубоководного аппарата АС-34 |url=https://portnews.ru/news/309194/ |access-date=26 February 2021 |website=portnews.ru |language=Russian |archive-date=2 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302075030/https://portnews.ru/news/309194/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Atlantic===
South of Gibraltar, in September–October 2021 Russian Navy deployed destroyer ''Vice-Admiral Kulakov'' (along tanker ''Akademik Pashin'' and tug ''Altai'') that visited Praia, Capo Verde and performed anti-piracy exercise in the Gulf of Guinea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=БПК Северного флота Вице-адмирал Кулаков совершил деловой заход в Кабо-Верде |url=https://www.korabel.ru/news/comments/bpk_severnogo_flota_vice-admiral_kulakov_sovershil_delovoy_zahod_v_kabo-verde.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929174335/https://www.korabel.ru/news/comments/bpk_severnogo_flota_vice-admiral_kulakov_sovershil_delovoy_zahod_v_kabo-verde.html |archive-date=29 September 2021 |access-date=29 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tass.com/defense/1348815|title=Russian Navy warships hold anti-piracy drills in Gulf of Guinea in eastern Atlantic|website=TASS|access-date=13 October 2021|archive-date=13 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013100525/https://tass.com/defense/1348815|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the first deployment of a Russian warship south of Gibraltar since ''Admiral Gorshkov'''s 2019 world circumnavigation.

===North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea===
In February 2008 a Russian Northern Fleet naval task force completed a two-month deployment in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and the North Atlantic which started on 4 December 2007. The operation was the first large-scale Russian Navy deployment to the Atlantic and the Mediterranean in 15 years. The task force included the ''Admiral Kuznetsov''-class aircraft carrier ''Admiral Kuznetsov'', the ''Udaloy''-class destroyers {{ship|Russian destroyer|Admiral Levchenko||2}} and {{ship|Russian destroyer|Admiral Chabanenko||2}}, and the ''Slava''-class guided missile cruiser ''Moskva'', as well as auxiliary vessels. During the operation the navy practiced rescue and counter-terror operations, reconnaissance, and missile and bomb strikes on the (theoretical) enemy's naval task force. Over 40 [[Russian Air Force]] aircraft took part in joint exercises with the navy as well.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian Mediterranean Naval Build-Up Challenges NATO Sixth Fleet Domination |url=http://www.defense-update.com/analysis/analysis_091207_navy.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104101337/http://www.defense-update.com/analysis/analysis_091207_navy.htm |archive-date=4 November 2014 |access-date=14 December 2014 |publisher=Defense Update}}</ref>

* In October 2008, a naval task group from the [[Northern Fleet]], comprising the nuclear-powered missile cruiser ''Pyotr Velikiy'', the large ASW ship ''Admiral Chabanenko'', and support ships, left their homeport of Severomorsk in northern Russia on 22 September and sailed into the northern Atlantic, having covered a distance of {{convert|1000|nmi|km}} in a week. Russian warships were scheduled to participate in joint naval exercises with the Venezuelan Navy in the Caribbean on 10–14 November, in line with the 2008 training program, and in order to expand military cooperation with foreign navies.{{cn|date=February 2023}} These exercises actually took place on 1 December.
* 11 October 2008, Russian warships bound for Venezuela, including the nuclear-powered cruiser ''Pyotr Velikiy'', put in at the Libyan port of Tripoli for resupply.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081011/wl_mideast_afp/russialibyamilitaryvenezueladiplomacy_081011173147 Yahoo News]{{Dead link|date=September 2023|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
* From Venezuela ''Petr Velikiy'' proceeded alone to a port call in Cape Town, South Africa, then participated in the INDRA-2009 exercise off western India, briefly engaged in counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden, and returned to its homeport of Severomorsk in March 2009. The other ships in company returned to their home base in the Northern Fleet.
* A group of [[Pacific Fleet (Russia)|Pacific Fleet]] ships arrived in the Mediterranean Sea on 15 May 2013 having sailed from [[Vladivostok]] on 19 March 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian Pacific Fleet Warships Enter Mediterranean Waters for the 1st Time in Decades |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:null&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=146578920250F0F8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggdocs&req_dat=787B728BE4FF4EEE919E134595DD9ADE |access-date=14 December 2014}}</ref> {{ship|Russian destroyer|Admiral Panteleyev||2}}, the ''Ropucha''-class landing ships [[Russian landing ship Peresvet|''Peresvet'']] and [[Russian landing ship Admiral Nevelskoy|''Admiral Nevelskoy'']], the [[tanker (ship)|tanker]] ''Pechenga'' and the rescue [[Tugboat|tug]] ''Fotiy Krylov'' augmented the Russian Navy's grouping there, and carried out tasks in the [[Black Sea]] and [[Mediterranean Sea]]. The Pacific Fleet ships practiced activities jointly with forces from other Russian navy fleets and made a number of business calls at ports in the region, including a call at [[Limassol]], Cyprus on 17 May 2013.<ref>Interfax, Moscow 1031 GMT 8 May 13</ref>
* The [[Baltic Fleet]] ''Ropucha''-class landing ships ''Kaliningrad'', ''Aleksandr Shabalin'' and ''Azov'' arrived at [[Novorossiysk]] naval base on 14 May 2013 having completed their duties in the Mediterranean. The Baltic Fleet ships spent several weeks at [[Novorossiysk]] undergoing checks and maintenance and replenishing supplies before resuming their duties in the Mediterranean.<ref>Interfax-AVN, Moscow 0905 GMT 14 May 13</ref>
* The Northern Fleet's ''Udaloy''-class destroyer {{ship|Russian destroyer|Vice-Admiral Kulakov||2}} was reported to be heading for the Atlantic on 20 May 2013 after completing a visit to Norway. The ship had been taking part in the Russian-Norwegian [[Pomor]]-2013 exercise and is expected to take on supplies from the tanker ''Vyazma'' while at anchor in the [[North Sea]] before undertaking a lengthy voyage in the north eastern regions of the Atlantic Ocean.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian warship heading for Atlantic after exercise with Norway |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:BBAB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=146684337345CF08&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggdocs&req_dat=787B728BE4FF4EEE919E134595DD9ADE |access-date=14 December 2014}}</ref>
* On 1 June 2013, Navy Commander Adm [[Viktor Chirkov]] said that the aircraft carrier ''Admiral Kuznetsov'' is "expected to put out and perform a number of missions in an offshore oceanic zone as part of a group. Northern Fleet naval pilots will perform a number of missions on board this cruiser during the long-range mission." He also stated that the ship's deployment might be as part of a permanent operational group in the Mediterranean. In preparing for the deployment the ships' airwing would not be using the NITKA pilot training facility located in Crimea, Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Servicing of Russian aircraft-carrying warship expected to be completed in 2013 |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:BBAB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=146B216AD9F9DB48&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggdocs&req_dat=787B728BE4FF4EEE919E134595DD9ADE |access-date=14 December 2014}}</ref>
* On 17 February 2017, the Russian Navy surveillance vessel SSV-175 ''Viktor Leonov'' was cruising international waters off the East Coast of the United States. ''Viktor Leonov'' is outfitted with a variety of high-tech spying equipment designed to intercept signals intelligence. It first appeared off Delaware and, then moved south of the US submarine base at Groton, Connecticut collecting electronic signals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian spy ship patrols 30 miles off the coast of Connecticut |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/02/15/russian-spy-ship-spotted-near-us/97939010/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010114256/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/02/15/russian-spy-ship-spotted-near-us/97939010/ |archive-date=10 October 2017 |access-date=10 October 2017 |website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

===Syria===
{{main|Russian naval base in Tartus}}

* Sequentially having lost naval support facility access in Albania, Yugoslavia, and Egypt, in 1971 the Soviet Navy began operating from a leased facility in Tartus, Syria. 
* In September 2008, it was reported that Russia and Syria conducted talks about permitting Russia to develop and enlarge its [[Russian naval facility in Tartus|naval base in Syria]] in order to establish a stronger naval presence in the Mediterranean,<ref>David R. Sands, "Russia Expanding Navy into Mediterranean Sea", ''The Washington Times'', 7 August 2007.</ref> and amidst the deteriorating Russia relations with the west in conjunction with the [[Russo-Georgian War|2008 South Ossetia war]] and the plans to deploy [[Poland–Russia relations|US missile defence shield in Poland]], it has even been asserted that [[Bashar al-Assad|President Assad]] has agreed to [[Tartus]] port's conversion into a permanent Middle East base for Russia's nuclear-armed warships.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 August 2008 |title=Big Russian flotilla led by Admiral Kuznetsov carrier heads for Syrian port |publisher=[[DEBKAfile]] |url=http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=5526 |url-status=live |access-date=22 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080823171949/http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=5526 |archive-date=23 August 2008}}</ref> [[Moscow]] and [[Damascus]] additionally announced that it would be renovating the port, although there was no mention in the Syrian press.<ref name="Haa">[https://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1020643.html "Syria and Russia strengthen naval cooperation"] [[Information Telegraph Agency of Russia|Itar-Tass]] news agency via ''[[Haaretz]]''. Retrieved 12 September 2008. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915011328/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1020643.html |date=15 September 2008 }}</ref>
* On 22 September 2008, Russian Navy spokesman Igor Dygalo said the nuclear-powered ''Pyotr Velikiy'' cruiser, accompanied by three other ships, sailed from the Northern Fleet's base of [[Severomorsk]]. The ships will cover about {{convert|15000|nmi|km}} to conduct joint maneuvers with the Venezuelan navy. Dygalo refused to comment on Monday's report in the daily ''Izvestia ''claiming that the ships were to make a stopover in the Syrian port of Tartus on their way to [[Venezuela]]. Russian officials said the Soviet-era base there was being renovated to serve as a foothold for a permanent Russian navy presence in the Mediterranean.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Russian navy ships head to Venezuela. |publisher=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/22/russia.venezuela.ap/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219031612/http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/22/russia.venezuela.ap/index.html |archive-date=19 December 2008}}</ref>
* In late November 2011, [[Pravda]] and [[Reuters]] wrote that a naval flotilla led by the aircraft carrier ''Admiral Kuznetsov'' would sail to its naval base in [[Tartus]] as a show of support for the [[Al-Assad family|al-Assad regime]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2011 |title=Russia sent military ships to base in Syria |url=http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/terror/30-11-2011/119791-Russia_sent_military_ships_to_Syria-0/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201161857/http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/terror/30-11-2011/119791-Russia_sent_military_ships_to_Syria-0/ |archive-date=1 December 2011 |access-date=1 December 2011 |website=[[Pravda]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author=Thomas Grove |date=28 November 2011 |title=Russia sending warships to its base in Syria |publisher=[[Reuters]] |url=https://af.reuters.com/article/egyptNews/idAFL5E7MS1XT20111128?sp=true |url-status=dead |access-date=1 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129194721/http://af.reuters.com/article/egyptNews/idAFL5E7MS1XT20111128?sp=true |archive-date=29 November 2011}}</ref> Such a visit is not possible because the lengths of all of Russia's current modern warships exceed the size of the two 100 meter piers located at the Russian leasehold in Tartus. (see next paragraph)
* On 29 November 2011, Army General [[Nikolay Yegorovich Makarov|Nikolay Makarov]], Chief of the Russian General Staff, said that sending ships of the Russian Navy to the Mediterranean Sea is linked to exercises and not to the situation in Syria. "In the event of necessity, namely to carry out repairs, to take water and food on board and to allow rest for the crews, Russian ships may visit Tartus but in this case this has not been included in the plan of the trip," the Interfax source said. He also noted that the size of ''Admiral Kuznetsov'' does not allow it to moor in Tartus because the port does not have suitable infrastructure, i.e., large enough mooring.<ref>Interfax, Moscow 29 Nov 11</ref>

===Sudan===
* On 23 July 2019, Russia and [[Sudan]] signed an agreement on establishment of a Russian naval base in [[Port Sudan]] in [[Khartoum]] and, on 1 December 2020, in Moscow. On 25 June 2021, Russian prime minister [[Mikhail Mishustin|Mishustin]] submitted the agreement for ratification.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 June 2021 |title=Мишустин подписал документ по ратификации соглашения о базе ВМФ в Судане |language=ru |url=https://ria.ru/20210625/soglashenie-1738585837.html |access-date=25 June 2021 |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625102618/https://ria.ru/20210625/soglashenie-1738585837.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 12 July, Sudan was preparing for ratification too.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 July 2021 |title=Лавров: Судан готовится к ратификации соглашения о пункте обеспечения ВМФ РФ |language=ru |url=https://tass.ru/politika/11882579 |access-date=12 July 2021 |archive-date=12 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712105652/https://tass.ru/politika/11882579 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Between 28 February and 2 May 2021, a number of Russian ships called at Port Sudan, beginning with frigate [[Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich|''Admiral Grigorovich'']]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2021 |title=US, Russian warships simultaneously visit Port Sudan |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/us-russian-warships-simultaneously-visit-port-sudan |access-date=8 March 2021 |website=janes.com |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625114711/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/us-russian-warships-simultaneously-visit-port-sudan |url-status=live }}</ref> in what was the first visit of a Russian warship to Sudan in the modern history. This was followed by corvette [[Russian corvette Stoikiy|''Stoikiy'']] and tug ''Kola'' on 19 March,<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2021 |title=Отряд кораблей Балтийского флота завершил программу делового захода в порт Судана |url=https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12349761@egNews |access-date=20 March 2021 |website=mil.ru |archive-date=19 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319165830/https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12349761@egNews |url-status=live }}</ref> signals intelligence ship ''[[Russian ship Ivan Khurs|Ivan Khurs]]'' on 10 April,<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 April 2021 |title=В порт Судана зашел российский разведывательный корабль |url=https://www.interfax.ru/world/760621 |access-date=25 June 2021 |website=interfax.ru |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625114711/https://www.interfax.ru/world/760621 |url-status=live }}</ref> signals intelligence ship ''Vasily Tatishchev''<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 April 2021 |title=В порт Судана, где создается база ВМФ РФ, зашел российский разведкорабль |url=https://www.interfax.ru/world/763841 |access-date=25 June 2021 |website=interfax.ru |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625114714/https://www.interfax.ru/world/763841 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2021 |title=Russian Warships Visit Port Sudan amidst Reports of Khartoum Suspending Naval Base Deal |url=https://www.defenseworld.net/news/29534/Russian_Warships_Visit_Port_Sudan_amidst_Reports_of_Khartoum_Suspending_Naval_Base_Deal#.YNW9U-gzYww |website=defenseworld.net |access-date=25 June 2021 |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625113425/https://www.defenseworld.net/news/29534/Russian_Warships_Visit_Port_Sudan_amidst_Reports_of_Khartoum_Suspending_Naval_Base_Deal#.YNW9U-gzYww |url-status=live }}</ref> and its accompanying repair ship PM-138 on 2 May.

===Algeria===
Russia and Algeria hold annual naval exercise at the end of the year.
* Between 16 and 17 November 2021, Russo-Algerian naval exercise was conducted. Russian Black Sea Fleet's frigate ''Admiral Grigorovich'', patrol ship ''[[Russian patrol boat Vasily Bykov|Vasily Bykov]]'' and seagoing tug SB-742 took part, as well as Algerian frigate ''Harrad'',  training vessel ''La Sammam'' and rescue vessel ''El Munjid''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://russianfleetanalysis.blogspot.com/2021/11/russian-forces-in-mediterranean-wk462021.html|title=Russian forces in the Mediterranean - Wk46/2021|access-date=20 November 2021|archive-date=20 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120103805/https://russianfleetanalysis.blogspot.com/2021/11/russian-forces-in-mediterranean-wk462021.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Egypt===
Russia and Egypt have held an annual naval exercise at the end of the year since 2015. Usually, the exercise is conducted in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, an exception being 2020, when the exercise took place in the Black Sea. From 3–10 December 2021, another Russo-Egyptian naval exercise, Bridge of Friendship, took place in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The Russian task force comprised frigate ''Admiral Grigorovich'', patrol ship ''Dmitry Rogachev'' and sea-going tug SB-742.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tass.com/defense/1369611|title=Russian naval ships to arrive in Egypt on Dec. 3 for joint drills|website=TASS|access-date=2 December 2021|archive-date=2 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202153523/https://tass.com/defense/1369611|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Caribbean Sea===
On 8 September 2008, it was announced that the ''Pyotr Velikiy'' would sail to the [[Caribbean Sea]] in order to participate in naval exercises with the [[Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela|Venezuelan Navy]]. This represented the first major Russian show of force in that sea since the end of the [[Cold War]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russia says to send battleship to Caribbean Sea - Yahoo! News |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s//nm/20080908/wl_nm/russia_venezuela_navy_dc |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 September 2008 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20080911011350/http://news.yahoo.com/s//nm/20080908/wl_nm/russia_venezuela_navy_dc}}</ref> On 22 September the ''Kirov-''class nuclear missile cruiser ''Pyotr Velikiy'' and the Udaloy class large anti-submarine ship ''Admiral Chabanenko'', accompanied by support vessels, left their home port of Severomorsk for naval exercises with Venezuela scheduled for early November 2008.<ref>[ITAR-TASS 22 September 2008]</ref>  On 25 November 2008, a group of warships from Russia's [[Northern Fleet]] arrived at the [[Venezuela]]n port of [[La Guaira]].{{cn|date=February 2023}}

=== East Africa: Somali Coast ===
* On 24 September 2008, the Russian frigate ''[[Russian frigate Neustrashimy|Neustrashimy]]'' left its home base at Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, for counter-piracy operations near the Somali coast.<ref>Moscow Interfax-Agenstvo Voyennykh Novostey 24 September 2008</ref>{{refn|group=Note|The Ukrainian merchant vessel ''[[MV Faina|Faina]]'' was seized by Somali pirates on 25 September. The deployment of the ''Neustrashimy'' was not in response to the seizure of the ''Faina''.}}
* From 11 January to 17 March 2009, the ''[[Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov|Admiral Vinogradov]]'' took up the counter-piracy mission from the ''Neustrashimy'' and upon completion took a course home to Vladivostok by way of a port visit to Jakarta, Indonesia 24–28 March 2009.<ref>Moscow ITAR-TASS 1754 GMT 11 January 2008, Moscow INTERFAX 11 January 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.morskayakollegiya.ru/news/obshchie_novosti/2009/03/30/394 Морская коллегия. – Новости. Отряд кораблей Тихоокеанского флота в составе большого противолодочного корабля «Адмирал Виноградов» и танкера «Борис Бутома» закончил патрулирование в районе Африканского рога] {{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Morskayakollegiya.ru (30 August 2010). Retrieved on 9 September 2010.</ref>
* From 26 April to 7 June 2009, the Pacific Fleet destroyer ''Admiral Panteleyev'' took up counter-piracy duties in the Gulf of Aden, having left Vladivostok at the end of March 2009 to relieve the ''Admiral Vinogradov''. It returned to Vladivostok on 1 July.<ref>{{Cite web |title=БПК "Адмирал Виноградов" возвращается во Владивосток |url=http://www.news.infobot.ru/detail/124000161100000325815.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305190946/http://news.infobot.ru/detail/124000161100000325815.html |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=8 October 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.russkie.org/index.php?module=fullitem&id=15942 "Адмирал Пантелеев" вернулся во Владивосток после успешно выполненной миссии -Русское зарубежье, российские соотечественники, русские за границей, русские за рубежом, соотечественники, русскоязычное население, русские общины, диаспора, эмиграция] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720010631/http://www.russkie.org/index.php?module=fullitem&id=15942 |date=20 July 2011 }}. Russkie.org. Retrieved on 9 September 2010.</ref>

===Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea===
Main article: [[Cam Ranh Air Base]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Москва швартуется к Камрани |url=http://3mv.ru/publ/moskva_shvartuetsja_k_kamrani/3-1-0-34091 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204203022/http://3mv.ru/publ/moskva_shvartuetsja_k_kamrani/3-1-0-34091 |archive-date=4 December 2014 |access-date=10 October 2017}}</ref>
* On 11 January 2009, Army General [[Nikolay Yegorovich Makarov|Nikolai Makarov]], Chief of the Russian General Staff, announced that the ''Kirov-''class nuclear-powered cruiser ''Pyotr Velikiy'' and five other ships would take part in exercises with the Indian Navy in late January 2009.<ref>Moscow ITAR-TASS 1125 GMT 11 Jan 9</ref>
* In 2021, Black Sea Fleet's intelligence ship ''Kildin'' entered port Oman on 1 November.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://russianfleetanalysis.blogspot.com/2021/11/russian-forces-in-mediterranean-wk472021.html|title=Russian forces in the Mediterranean - Wk47/2021|access-date=28 November 2021|archive-date=23 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123200916/https://russianfleetanalysis.blogspot.com/2021/11/russian-forces-in-mediterranean-wk472021.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Besides, in summer, the newly built frigate ''Gremyashchy'' and Kilo (Varshavanka) class diesel-electric submarines ''Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky'' and ''Volkhov'' transited Indian Ocean on their way from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean.

===East Asia===
Since 2012, Russia and China have conducted an annual naval exercise.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.csis.org/analysis/assessing-chinese-russian-military-exercises-past-progress-and-future-trends|title=Assessing Chinese-Russian Military Exercises: Past Progress and Future Trends|website=www.csis.org|date=9 July 2021|last1=Weitz|first1=Richard|access-date=23 November 2021|archive-date=26 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526043241/https://www.csis.org/analysis/assessing-chinese-russian-military-exercises-past-progress-and-future-trends|url-status=live}}</ref> In even years, they take place off Chinese coast (usually in the Yellow Sea), and in odd years off Russian coast (usually in the Sea of Japan). In 2015 and 2017, in addition to the exercises in the Sea of Japan, additional exercises in the Mediterranean and Baltic Sea, respectively, were held. In 2021, for the first time the exercise surpassed the defensive character as Russian and Chinese warships passed through the Tsugaru Strait between Japanese islands Hokkaido and Honshu.

* On 23 October 2021, Russian and Chinese Navies conducted first ever joint patrol.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 October 2021 |title=Russian, Chinese warships conduct first ever joint patrol in western Pacific |url=https://tass.com/defense/1353271 |access-date=23 October 2021 |archive-date=23 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023113223/https://tass.com/defense/1353271 |url-status=live }}</ref> Five warships of each navy participated, including two destroyers, two corvettes and a command ship. Russian Navy was represented by destroyers ''Admiral Panteleyev'' and ''Admiral Tributs'', corvettes ''Gromky'' and ''Geroy Rossiyskoy federatsii Aldar Tsydenzhapov'' and tracking ship ''Marshal Krylov''. The patrol group passed through the Tsugaru Strait. Joint Russo-Chinese operations imply readiness of both superpowers to cooperate to limit the power of the American-led order in the Asia-Pacific region.
* From 1–3 December 2021, the first naval exercise between Russia and ASEAN occurred in the Indonesian territorial waters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tass.com/defense/1364893|title=Russia, ASEAN to hold first ever joint naval drills in early December|website=TASS|access-date=23 November 2021|archive-date=23 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123160729/https://tass.com/defense/1364893|url-status=live}}</ref> Russia was represented by destroyer ''Admiral Panteleyev'', Vietnam by frigate ''Ly Thai To'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vietnamese warship participates in ASEAN - Russia naval drills - VnExpress International |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnamese-warship-participates-in-asean-russia-naval-drills-4393967.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126162844/https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnamese-warship-participates-in-asean-russia-naval-drills-4393967.html |archive-date=26 November 2021 |access-date=26 November 2021}}</ref> Indonesia by frigate ''Raden Eddy Martadinata'', Malaysia by frigate ''Lekiu'', Singapore by corvette ''Vigour'', Brunei by off-shore patrol vessel ''Daruttaqwa'', Thailand by frigate ''Kraburi'' and Myanmar by frigate ''Kyansittha'',<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Sharma |first1=Ateet |title=Stage set for first-ever Russia-ASEAN navy exercise in Indonesian waters |url=https://www.indianarrative.com/world-news/stage-set-for-first-ever-russia-asean-navy-exercise-in-indonesian-waters-131758.html |website=indianarrative.com |date=30 November 2021 |access-date=1 December 2021 |archive-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201183505/https://www.indianarrative.com/world-news/stage-set-for-first-ever-russia-asean-navy-exercise-in-indonesian-waters-131758.html |url-status=live }}</ref> while Philippines joined as an observer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Calunsod |first1=Ronron |title=PH virtually joins first ever ASEAN-Russia naval drills being held in Indonesia |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/12/01/21/ph-virtually-joins-asean-russia-naval-drills |website=ABS-CBN News |date=1 December 2021 |access-date=1 December 2021 |archive-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201195016/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/01/21/ph-virtually-joins-asean-russia-naval-drills |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[History of the Russian Navy]]
* [[Future of the Russian Navy]]
* [[Kuznetsov Naval Academy|Russian Naval Academy]]
* [[List of ships of the line of Russia]]
* [[List of aircraft carriers of Russia and the Soviet Union]]
* [[List of Russian Navy cruisers]]
* [[List of Russian Navy equipment]]
* [[List of ships of Russia by project number]]
* [[List of Soviet and Russian submarine classes]]
* [[List of active Russian Navy ships]] for current Order of Battle of the Russian Navy
* [[Russian Hydrographic Service]]
* [[Torpedo#Russian Navy|Russian torpedoes]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* Lebedev A.A. ''To March and Battle Ready? The Combat Capabilities of Naval Squadrons Russian Sailing Fleet XVIII – mid XIX centuries. from the Point of View of the Status of Their Personnel''. SPb, 2015. {{ISBN|978-5-904180-94-2}}.
* Reuben Johnson, "Russian Navy 'faces irreversible collapse,'" ''[[Jane's Defence Weekly]]'', 15 July 2009, and link to original Russian article at [http://nvo.ng.ru/realty/2009-07-03/1_vmf.html ВМФ умрет в ближайшие годы]. Nvo.ng.ru (2009-07-03). Retrieved on 2010-09-09.
* "Russia Will Not Build Aircraft Carriers Till 2010." [[RIA Novosti]]. 16 May 2005. (Via Lexis-Nexis, 27 July 2005).
* "The Russian Navy – A Historic Transition." U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence. December 2015 [https://www.oni.navy.mil/Portals/12/Intel%20agencies/russia/Russia%202015print.pdf?ver=2015-12-14-082038-923]

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