Navy

U.S. bombs Iranian tankers in Gulf of Oman following warship missile attack

U.S. armed forces struck five Iranian oil tankers following Iranian missile attacks directed at an American warship, CNN reported on Sept. 9.

9 September, 09:26 AM

UK Navy tracked Russian subs near cables, deterred mission

A Royal Navy ship and a P8 marine patrol aircraft tracked and deterred Russian submarines surveying undersea cables and pipelines in the North Atlantic in an operation lasting over a month, U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey said on April 9, according to The Guardian.

9 April, 08:55 PM

Russia deploys armed guards to protect shadow fleet

The Swedish Navy has observed armed personnel on board Russian “shadow fleet” vessels operating in the Baltic Sea, Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT reported on Dec. 15, citing military officials.

17 December 2025, 08:17 AM

Russian jet flies over German Navy frigate in Baltic — Defense Minister

A Russian military aircraft flew over a German Navy frigate in the Baltic Sea, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said, Tagesspiegel media outlet wrote on Sept. 24.

25 September 2025, 09:54 AM

Drones paved way for missile attack on Russian oil refinery, says Ukrainian General Staff

The attack on the Novoshakhtyn oil refinery was carried out by the Navy and the Security Service together with other components of the defense forces, Ukraine’s General Staff wrote on Telegram on Dec. 19, commenting on earlier reports of a massive fire at the only operating refinery in Russia’s Rostov Oblast.

19 December 2024, 11:49 AM

Russian ship and AS-36 sub collide during tests in Norwegian Sea

A rescue ship of the Russian Northern Fleet, the Mikhail Rudnitsky, collided with the modernized deep-sea vehicle AS-36 in the Norwegian Sea during tests, causing damage to the AS-36, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry (HUR) reported on July 12.

12 July 2024, 01:35 PM

Ukrainian Navy Commander: U.S. F-16s to reduce Russian air dominance in Black Sea

The delivery of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets will push back Russian warplanes in the Black Sea area and will make the grain corridor for civilian ships “almost 100% secure,” Ukrainian Navy Commander Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neyizhpapa said in an interview with Reuters published on July 5.

5 July 2024, 05:08 PM

Russia withdraws protection from Crimean Bridge, says Ukrainian Navy spokeperson

"They previously had 10 to 14 ships and boats at sea at the same time to guard the bridge, and now there are zero. They have to somehow solve this problem," said Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Captain 3rd Rank Dmytro Pletenchuk in an interview with Radio NV on June 12.

12 June 2024, 05:15 PM

Black Sea clear of Russian warships for six days in a row — Ukrainian Navy

After the destruction of the patrol ship Sergey Kotov, the Russian Navy reduced the number of military vessels in occupied Crimea to a minimum, Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk said on national television on March 10.

10 March 2024, 01:15 PM

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