Rusian Navy – The Russian navy has come a long way since the 1900s with more weapons and military gadgets at their disposal.
The Modern Russian Navy which was formed in 1992 has evolved greatly over the years till date.
This branch of the Russian Armed Forces is in charge of strategic dissuasions and so far since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, they have held up their duties.
However, the headquarters of the Russian Navy is situated at the Admiralty Building in Saint Petersburg.
Structure of the Rusian Navy
The Russian Navy is comprised of 4 fighting services and they are;
- The Surface Forces
- The Submarine Forces
- The Naval Aviation and
- The Coastal Forces.
There are also units for support offshore and onshore that are on standby to provide any required assistance.
Commanders in the Rusian Navy
The Russian naval commanders are as follows;
- Present Commander-in-Chief: Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov
- First Deputy Commander-in-Chief: Admiral Aleksandr Nosatov
- Deputy Commander-in-Chief: Vice-Admiral Vladimir Kasatonov
Naval Fleet
The Russian naval fleet comprises surface warships, submarines, support ships, and ship-based aircraft to carry out naval operations at sea. The following are some of the Russian Fleet;
Attack Submarines, 45 Mines, 65 active cruise missile/ballistic missiles, 8 special-purpose submarines, 60 landing crafts, 11 landing ships, 2 battlecruisers, 80 corvettes, 11 landing ship tanks, 11 frigates, 56 patrol boats, 45 mine countermeasures vessels, 2 cruisers and 10 destroyers among others.
Battles in the Rusian Navy
The Russian military has been involved in various battles in the past and even some presently. Here is a list of some of the battles fought by the Russian army;
- The Georgian Civil War (1991-1993) – Victory
- The Ossetian War (1991-1992) – Victory
- The Abkhazia War (1992- 1993) – Victory
- The Transnistria War (1992) – Victory
- The East Prigorodny Conflict (1992) – Victory
- The Tajikistan Civil War (1992-1997) – Victory
- The First Chechen War (1994-1996) – Defeat
- The Dagestan War (1999) – Victory
- The Last Chechen War (1999- 2009) – Victory
- The Russo-Georgian War (2009) – Victory
- The Revolt in North Caucasus (2009- 2017) – Victory
- The Russo-Ukrainian War (2014 – Present day)
- The Syrian Civil War with Russian support (2015 – Present day)
- The Central African Republic War (2018 – Present day)
Although all the ongoing battles are of importance, the most currently talked about battle is the ongoing Russo- Ukrainian War. However, the war has captured the attention of many in recent times, including the United States.
Updates
The Russian Federation seen to be a very strong nation is currently fighting strong in all her current battles, never backing down and always having counter responses for her opponents. The Russian Navy is always actively involved in the battles fought by the Russian military.
The current Ukrainian battle is in the 2nd month of its 9th year, which means Russia and Ukraine have held the fight for almost 10 years with no sign of either side backing down.
Ukraine
A critical turning point for European security was reached with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, which marked a major escalation of the nine-year-old war that started with Russia’s takeover of Crimea.
However, many defense and foreign policy analysts viewed the conflict as a significant strategic error by Russian President Vladimir Putin a year after hostilities started.
Although, it was home to the Black Sea Fleet, several nuclear weapons, a sizable percentage of the union’s agricultural and defense sectors, and it was the second-most populated and powerful of the fifteen Soviet republics, just behind Russia.
Ukraine was a pillar of the Soviet Union, the Cold War adversary of the United States Because Ukraine was so essential to the union, its decision to break off relations in 1991 ended up being the dying superpower’s saving grace.
Present Day
On April 29, explosions were presumably caused by Ukraine at Kozacha Bay, near Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula, where the Russian Black Sea Fleet maintains a base.
A gasoline tank park was shown to be the source of a huge black mushroom cloud in the footage. Ten tanks with 40,000 tons of refined oil products were destroyed, according to Andriy Yusov, a spokesperson for Ukraine.
The Russian-installed governor of the occupied Crimean peninsula, Mikhail Razvozhayev, stated that a Ukrainian drone had damaged an oil tank, igniting a fire that measured more than 1,000 square meters (10,764 square feet) in area.
Fighting vehicles were said to have arrived in Ukraine from the U.S. on the 2nd of May and were being recruited into the armed forces with the promise of a counteroffensive.
As of right now, we are nearing the point where we can affirm that everything is prepared. “The Russians have also decreased their capabilities, even though the ratio of shells used at the front today does not favor the Ukrainians. Their available resources are limited.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed confidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be found guilty of war crimes. While the Kremlin claimed that the US was behind an assassination attempt on the Russian president.
The conflict that Russia started by invading Ukraine in February 2022. Therefore, the leaders of the two nations have repeatedly attacked one another personally.
The most recent flare-up occurred on Wednesday when Russia said that Ukraine had used drones to strike the Kremlin in Moscow with the intention of assassinating Putin.
Zelenskyy disputed the claim that the alleged drone assault was carried out by Ukrainian forces. The Kremlin threatened vague punishment for what it described as a “terrorist” attack. Wwhile pro-Kremlin individuals demanded the murder of prominent Ukrainian officials.
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