Category Archives: Russian Navy and Military

Before and After of Russian frigate Admiral Essen, hit by Ukraine Neptune missile

Royal Navy tracks more Russian vessels amid 25% rise in monitoring operations

Four Royal Navy warships have been involved in a concentrated three-day operation monitoring Russian naval and sanctioned merchant vessels around the UK. This is routine activity, but RN activations to track Russian ships have increased by 25% during the first eight months of this year compared with the same period in 2025. On 21st August,Continue reading “Royal Navy tracks more Russian vessels amid 25% rise in monitoring operations”

Project 636 Volkhov Returns to Vladivostok

BySeaWaves Magazine – Jul 30, 2026

Builder Updates Status of Project 2350 Ivan Papanin

BySeaWaves Magazine – Jul 22, 2026 We continue our Shipspotting: Ocean Shipping Company (OSK) naval equipment through the lens series, showcasing the fleet in real-world operations. Featured is the multi-purpose ice-class patrol ship Ivan Papanin of Project 2350. Photos by transport photographer Fedor Borisov (channel “Over the Seas, Over the Waves”) show the ship inContinue reading “Builder Updates Status of Project 2350 Ivan Papanin”

Russian Navy Chief Confirms World’s Fastest and Heaviest Combat Ship to Enter Service in 2026

The Russian Navy Kirov class heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov is expected to re-enter service in the Russian Navy later in 2026, after completing one of the most ambitious naval modernisation programmes undertaken anywhere in the world. Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Alexander Moiseyev confirmed that the vessel is currently undergoing the final stages ofContinue reading “Russian Navy Chief Confirms World’s Fastest and Heaviest Combat Ship to Enter Service in 2026”