Daily Events April 14 Udaloy class frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov arrived in the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal [d] [f]. Landing vessels Ivan Gren and Alexander Otrakovsky arrived in the Lybian port of Tobruk [b] Both vessels unloaded artillery, in the form of 120mm 2S12 Sani mortars [e] most likely for the Lybian National Army or Russia's Africa Corps [a]. A video of the unloading also showed Grad MLRS and BTR-82A armored personnel carriers being delivered [c]. Russian cargo vessel Mekhanik Makarin departed the Mediterranean via the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Atlantic Ocean ..read more

 Daily Events April 06 Amphibious landing vessels Alexander Otrakovsky and Ivan Gren departed the port of Tartus, Syria [1]. April 08 Frigate Admiral Grigorovich reportedly provided an escort for the amphibious landing vessels Alexander Otrakovsky and Ivan Gren as they passed between Cyprus and Greece [1]. Both amphibious landing vessels reportedly arrived in the Port of Tobruk, Libya to offload artillery [2]. April 09 Amphibious landing vessels Alexander Otrakovsky and Ivan Gren departed the port of Tobruk, Lybia [2]. April 11 Satellite imagery of the port of Tartus co ..read more

 Daily Events April 01 Slava class cruiser Varyag entered the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal [1] [2]. Frigate Admiral Grigorovich reportedly escorted the detachment of the Northern Fleet as it moved between Greece and Cyprus [3]. April 02 Amphibious landing vessels Ivan Gren and Aleksandr Otrakovsky, together with fleet oiler Kola are reported at the port of Tartus. Their approach to the port was scouted by Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft [4]. Satellite imagery of the port of Tartus confirmed the presence of the corvettes Merkury and Orekhovo-Zuyevo as well as the landing vessels ..read more

Task Force Composition As reported by OSINT at the morning of Mar-23 Weekly Brief Frigate Admiral Grigorovich was observed near Algiers in the beginning of the week after having escorted two weapon runners and a civilian tanker out of the Mediterranean. It is unclear if the frigate returned to Tartus directly or lingers in the area in anticipation of the landing ships Otrakovsky and Ivan Grenn. Both vessels left the Northern Fleet and were reported in the Bay of Biscay on March 20 together with the fleet oiler Kola [a]. It looks like that Russia is restarting ..read more

 Daily Events March 14 Weapons runners Sparta IV and Ursa Major left the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar together with the oiler Yaz. The vessels were visually observed during the early evening [1 ..read more

Northern Fleet March 11 Udaloy class destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov entered the Barents Sea to carry out several combat exercises [1]. Pacific Fleet March 11 Tarantul class missile boat R-18 entered the Sea of Japan as part of her K-2 training course. The exercise involved gunnery and air defense exercises as well as the electronic launch of its missiles and electronic warfare [2 ..read more

Task Force Composition As reported by OSINT at the morning of Mar-09 Weekly Brief The two most potent Russian assets in the Mediterranean, the submarine Ufa and frigate Grigorovich were absent from port during this week. Both vessels were also reported not present in port during Week 09/2024. It is unclear of both vessels are patrolling or doing combat exercises. Daily Events March 05 Satellite imagery of the port of Tartus revealed the presence of the corvettes Orekhovo-Zuyevo and Merkury as well as the fleet oiler Kama [1 ..read more

Northern Fleet March 05 Grisha class anti-submarine vessels Brest and Snezhnogorsk are in the Barents Sea holding anti-submarine and damage control exercises [2]. Pacific Fleet March 04 Udaloy class frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov arrived at Qatar to take part in the DIMDEX exhibition [1]. March 05 Minesweeper Pyotr Ilyichev exercises in the Avachinsky Gulf on how to repel attacks by USVs and guide warships through a swept minefield [3 ..read more

Task Force Composition As reported by OSINT at the morning of Mar-02 Weekly Brief Increased activity of the task force with the frigate Admiral Grigorovich and corvette Merkury being absent from the port of Tartus. Departure of these vessels could be linked with the expected arrival of the weapons runner Sparta IV and oiler Yaz. Dailly Events February 29 Satellite imagery of the port of Tartus revealed the presence of Buyan-M class corvette Orekhovo-Zuyevo and fleet oiler Kama [1]. Oiler Yaz and weapons runner Sparta IV were detected between Rhodes and Cyrpus. Both vessel ..read more

 Northern Fleet February 26 Two IL-38 aircraft trained over the Barents Sea on how to detect hostile submarines [1]. Baltic Fleet February 26 Landing craft Michman Lermontov and D-67 took part in several combat exercises including transferring equipment in landing beaches and firing against surface and air targets while moving at high speeds [2]. Corvettes Odintsovo (Karakurt class) and Chuvashiya (Tarantul class) as well as minesweeper Alexander Obukhov held gunnery exercises against air and sea targets [3]. Pacific Fleet February 27 Minesweeper Yakov Balyaev held ..read more