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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 19h

A detachment of Russian Northern Fleet ships and support vessels has arrived at the port of Dudinka. Ice-class patrol ship “Ivan Papanin”. Ropucha-class landing ship "Kondopoga". Video by MoD RF(Oct. 5)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Udaloy-class destroyers "Vice Admiral Kulakov" and "Severomorsk" conducted anti-submarine and anti-aircraft exercises in the Barents Sea. tass.ru/armiya-i-opk... 🎥MoD RF(Oct. 2026)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Project 12322 ZUBR-class LCAC "Mordoviya" and "Yevgeny Kocheshkov". The exercises were designed to practice joint operations among the ships so that, in the event of an enemy attack, they could act in a coordinated manner. NATO ships observed the exercise. Video by VGTRK (Oct 2026)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The Udaloy-class destroyer "Admiral Levchenko" has entered the Baltic Sea and is heading toward Baltiysk. Photo by Frank Behling (Oct 2)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

That's right, the “Admiral Nakhimov” has set sail. It will likely have to return to Severodvinsk soon, but I'll write about that later.

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

[Anti-drone nets] Project 11661K/Gepard-class frigate "Tatarstan". Kh-35 / anti-ship missile system "Uran". /Oct 2026/

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Project 11661K/Gepard-class frigate "Tatarstan". Kh-35 / anti-ship missile system "Uran". Caspian Sea. Video by MoD RF (Oct. 2026) tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

[Oct. 1]MoD RF: As part of a scheduled deployment, the crew of the Lada-class SSK B-587 "Velikiye Luki" conducted a training torpedo firing. The submarine’s crew will continue carrying out scheduled combat training missions in the Baltic Sea.

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On Oct. 1, the Baltic Fleet's training ship "Perekop" arrived at the port of Dar es Salaam. afrinz.ru/en/2026/10/r...

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Project 1331M/Parchim II-class corvette "Zelenodolsk"(308). Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region➡️. Photo by I. Kotorina (this week)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

JSC Kronstadt Marine Plant. Project 20380 corvette "Steregushchiy"; undergoing repairs/modernization since 2024. Project 20380 Steregushchiy-class corvette “Boykiy”(532), which sustained damage as a result of an attack by Ukrainian UAVs. /this week/

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvette "Udomlya" is heading from Khabarovsk to Vladivostok, where it will be prepared to begin sea trials. The ship will join Russia's Pacific Fleet no earlier than the end of next year. Video by"komcity. news"(🗓️this week)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

JSC Kronstadt Marine Plant.[Ermak-class]Project 23550 ice-class patrol ship "Purga". /This week/

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

JSC Kronstadt Marine Plant.[Ermak-class]Project 23550 ice-class patrol ship "Purga". /This week/

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Project 677 Lada-class SSK B-587 "Velikiye Luki". Baltiysk(Kaliningrad region). Photo by K. Globa (undated, published recently)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Project 20380 Steregushchiy-class corvette. Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region➡️. Photo by G. Turunova(🗓️Published today, but it could have been photographed earlier.)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On September 30, 2026, the 12th Project 12700 minesweeper (Alexandrit-class) "Semen Agafonov", was launched at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard in St. Petersburg. Video by "Portnews"

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A pennant featuring the coats of arms of all Project 955(A) Borei-(A)-class SSBNs. No new submarines of this project have been laid down since 2021. It is possible that a series of submarines of a new project (or Project 955AM) will begin next. Photo by OGBU «Gimnaziya № 1»(2026)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The pennant of the Project 955A Borei-A-class SSBN Dmitry Donskoy, which is likely to be launched in the coming months. The submarine was laid down on August 23, 2021. Photo by OGBU Gimnaziya № 1"(2026)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ships of the Northern Fleet landed marines on the Sedov Archipelago in the Kara Sea. From the Ropucha-class landing ship “Kondopoga” and a Ka-29 helicopter that took off from the deck of the ice-class patrol ship “Ivan Papanin” . tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In the next day or two, we'll find out whether the submarine will leave the Baltic Sea. But I think it's unlikely that the submarine will head for the Mediterranean Sea.

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, the Udaloy-class destroyer Admiral Tributs and the Dubna-class light fleet oiler Pechenga arrived at Tanjung Priok Port, North Jakarta. /Sept 3/

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A detachment of Northern Fleet ships has entered the Kara Sea. Photo by MoD RF(Sept 2026)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Severomorsk, the main base of Russia's Northern Fleet. Photo by M. Kukin(~Sept 25)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Lada-class SSK B-587 "Velikiye Luki" departed from Baltiysk(Kaliningrad region)for the Baltic Sea. Photo by S. Minikeeva

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

+1. Photo by S. Kornitskaya(🗓️Sept 27). Project 09851 Khabarovsk-class SSAN/SSDN has set sail once again, this time equipped with a simulation and coordinate device(IKU). Severodvinsk –> White Sea.

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Project 09851 Khabarovsk-class SSAN/SSDN has set sail once again, this time equipped with a simulation and coordinate device(IKU) designed to calibrate the submarine's hydroacoustic system. Severodvinsk –> White Sea. Photo by R. Deryabina(Sept 27)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Project 864 Vishnya-Class AGI ship SSV-231 "Vasiliy Tatishchev". Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region. Photo by A. Karpova (🗓️this week)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Project 12700 Alexandrit-class minesweeper "Lev Chernavin". Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region. Photo by A. Tsvetkova (this week).

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Project 11442M Kirov-class heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser "Admiral Nakhimov". Project 11442 Kirov-class heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser "Pyotr Velikiy". Severomorsk, the main base of Russia's Northern Fleet. Photo by M. Kukin(~Sept 25)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tu-142MK long-range ASW aircraft, "Vladimir Deyneka", "55" red. Photo from a Northern Fleet exercise on repelling an enemy UAV attack on military facilities in the Murmansk region. tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/2… /Sept. 2026/

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

1, 2-Project 22350 Gorshkov-class frigates "Admiral Kasatonov" and "Admiral Golovko ". 3-Ropucha-class landing ship "Aleksandr Otrakovskiy". The ship is preparing for its next voyage off the coast of Africa(+ equipped with anti-drone cage). Severomorsk. Photo by A. Smirnova(Sept. 2026)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I don't see any obvious signs that any submarine is planning to head to the Mediterranean Sea

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvette "Rzhev". JSC “Dalzavod Ship Repair Center” (Vladivostok). Photo by A. Tarakankova(Sept 2026) According to plans, the ship is scheduled to join the Russian Navy by the end of the year.

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Project 06363 Improved Kilo-class SSK . Admiralty Shipyards. (St. Petersburg). Photo by"Grom Grom" (Sept 2026).

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Pr. 862/II hydrographic vessel “Vizir”. Pr. 865 hydrographic vessel “Romuald Muklevich”. Large hydrographic boats “Leonid Senchura”(Pr. 23040G) and “Nikolai Timoshenko”(Pr. 19920). Mishukovo/Murmansk. Photo by A. Pronin(Sept 2026)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Project 11442M Kirov-class heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser "Admiral Nakhimov". Borey-A class SSBN K-555 “Knyaz Pozharskiy”. Severomorsk. Photo by A. Guryev (~Sept. 2026).

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A detachment of Northern Fleet ships completed the final stage of an exercise with a Northern Fleet tactical group stationed on Kotelny Island. tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/2…

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Crews from the “Bastion” coastal missile systems stationed on Kotelny Island("Northern Clover"), together with ships of the Northern Fleet, conducted an exercise to defend Russia's Arctic island zone and coastline.

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It appears that the frigate Admiral Grigorovich left Baltiysk yesterday. Photo by L. Suslina(Sept 19)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A Project 21631 Buyan-M class corvette arrived in Severodvinsk yesterday, likely via the White Sea–Baltic Canal. Photo by Yudina

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Russian Baltic Fleet Project 22800 corvettes(all four) with deceptive camo and anti-drone cage/netting: “Sovetsk” “Odintsovo” “Burya” “Mytishchi” /2026/

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Ropucha II-Class landing ship "Oslyabya" and the Alexandrit-class minesweeper "Anatoly Shlemov" has arrived at the port of Korsakov in the Sakhalin Region. Video by MoD RF(Sept. 16)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Russian Navy ship with deceptive camo. Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvette "Sovetsk". Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region. Photo by Ya. Lebedeva(Sept. 17)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Northern Fleet pilots completed scheduled training flights. Su-30SM B/N - 22; Su-25UTG Su-33 Video by MoD RF(Sept 2026)

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

1, 2 - Pr. 22220/LK-60Ya-class nuclear-powered icebreakers "Ural" "Yakutiya". 3 - Pr. 21900M diesel-electric icebreaker Novorossiysk?. 4 - Pr. 11551M Udaloy II-class destroyer "Admiral Chabanenko". 5 - Pr. 11435 heavy aircraft carrying cruiser "Admiral Kuznetsov". ~Murmansk Photo by E. Vysotskaya

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

During routine exercises, the Pacific Fleet's improved Kilo-class SSK B-588 «Ufa» launched cruise missiles from the "Kalibr-PL" missile system in the Sea of Japan, targeting surface and coastal(Syurkum tactical field) targets.

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Project 22220/LK-60Ya class nuclear-powered icebreaker "Chukotka". St. Petersburg. Photo by"NeVa" (Sept 15). fleetphoto.ru/photo/558575/ Construction of the icebreaker is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.

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Massimo Frantarelli @mrfrantarelli.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Project 23700 rescue vessel "Voevoda" arrived in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky from Severomorsk. It appears that the "Graceful" yacht did as well. Photo by"Tatyana"(Sept 14)

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