(Europa) Die russische Marine

[Erich]

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14 August
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RUSSIA

• Interfleet task group with three Northern Fleet landing ships and two Baltic Fleet frigates arrives in waters southwest of the Italian island of Sardinia.
  (rmks: tanker IVAN BUBNOV and salvage tug not mentioned)
  Northern Fleet destroyer VIZEADMIRAL KULAKOV has split from the force and commenced home transit … port visits planned to Lisbon (Portugal), Portsmouth (UK) and Cork (Ireland)
  (rmks: before joining the interfleet task force she had conducted several months of anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden)

RUSSIA
A US news outlet reported that a Russian AKULA class nuclear-powered attack submarine operated undetected in the Gulf of Mexico for several weeks … in June and July
(rmks: unconfirmed)

RUSSIA
New YASEN class submarines will carry supersonic “Kalibr” cruise missiles, range 2,500 km, single warhead.
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