Russia to lay down diesel submarine
August 17th, 2012 - 8:43 am ICT by IANS
St. Petersburg, Aug 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Admiralty Shipyard here will lay down Friday a new diesel-electric submarine for Russia's Black Sea Fleet, the company said.Stary Oskol will be the ... Read more...
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Russia may evacuate personnel from Syria if attacked
July 29th, 2012 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian servicemen may be evacuated from the country's naval base in Tartus, Syria, if it comes under attack, Navy chief Vice Admiral Viktor Chirkov said."I ... Read more...
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Russian warships not to enter Syria port: Navy chief
July 27th, 2012 - 9:50 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A flotilla of Russian warships off the coast of Syria will not dock at a port leased by Moscow in the violence-stricken Middle East country, ... Read more...
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China denies readying for war with Philippines
May 12th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 12 (IANS) China Saturday denied that it was preparing to go to war with the Philippines.China's defence ministry denied reports that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) units had ... Read more...
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Russian warships to patrol Syrian coast
April 14th, 2012 - 9:21 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian warships will be continuously deployed for patrol duty off the Syrian coast in the Mediterranean, a defence ministry official said Friday."A decision has been ... Read more...
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Russia, Italy start anti-terror naval drill
November 8th, 2011 - 2:56 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and Italy have started a joint naval exercise in the Ionian Sea off Italy's southeast coast to practice counter-terrorism and anti-piracy operations.In the drill ... Read more...
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North Korean navy official visits Russia
October 20th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Vladivostok, Oct 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A senior North Korean navy official will start Thursday an official visit to Russia's Pacific Fleet."The visit will continue until Oct 27… and will include ... Read more...
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Russia joins NATO in submarine rescue drills
May 31st, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 31 (IANS/ RIA Novosti) A task force from the Russian Black Sea Fleet, led by diesel submarine Alrosa, is taking part in NATO naval drills off the coast of ... Read more...
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Russia to increase defence spending by 60 percent
July 30th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian defence spending will increase by a staggering 60 percent by 2013 to $66.3 million from $42 million in 2010, a media report said Friday.
The government made ... Read more...
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Ukrain Parliament Witnesses Egg Throwing And Smoke Bombs
April 28th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Ukraine, Apr 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Yesterday Ukraine's parliament saw some volatile actions as the angry opposition lawmakers threw bombs and smoke bombs in an attempt to stall a measure promoted ... Read more...
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Eggs Flung At The Ukrainian Speaker As The Ukrainian Legislators Clash Over Pro-Russia Decision Ukrainian Speaker
April 28th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 28, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The speaker of the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday huddled underneath umbrellas as there was a torrential downpour of eggs on him and also as smoke ... Read more...
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Russia, Ukraine agree on naval base lease extension
April 22nd, 2010 - 7:43 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow and Kiev have agreed to extend the lease of a Russian naval base in Crimea in exchange for a 30 percent cut in gas prices for ... Read more...
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Russia upgrades marine patrols off Abkhazian coast
September 20th, 2009 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 20 (DPA) Russia intends to significantly upgrade marine patrols off the coast of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, the Russian news agency Interfax reported Sunday.
The dispute over the status ... Read more...
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Russian press allege Mossad connection to ‘Arctic Sea’
August 22nd, 2009 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 21 (DPA) A Russian newspaper claimed Friday that suspected pirates who boarded the freighter Arctic Sea were actually agents of the Israeli secret service trying to stop it from smuggling ... Read more...
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Arctic Sea crew alive and free, says Russian minister
August 17th, 2009 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 17 (DPA) The crew of the missing freighter Arctic Sea are alive and free, Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said Monday.
He was quoted by Interfax news agency as telling the ... Read more...
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Chinese warship Shenzhen to dock at Kochi port on Friday
August 6th, 2009 - 8:56 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi (Kerala), Aug.6 (ANI): A People's Republic of China (PLA Navy) ship, Shenzhen, a destroyer, will arrive on Friday at Kochi Port on its return journey to the Chinese Port ... Read more...
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China sends third naval fleet on Gulf of Aden anti-piracy mission
July 17th, 2009 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
Zhejiang (China), July 17 (ANI): A Chinese flotilla departed Thursday to escort merchant vessels and to protect them from pirates in the Gulf of Aden.According to the official Xinhua news agency, it ... Read more...
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US Navy concerned about Chinese ‘Kill Weapon’
April 1st, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.1 (ANI): The United States Navy has expressed concern about a report that China has developed a "kill weapon" that potentially could target and destroy a U.S. aircraft carrier in a ... Read more...
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Russia to deploy 3,800 troops in Abkhazia
March 6th, 2009 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 6 (RIA Novosti) Russia will have 3,800 troops deployed in Abkhazia for the next 49 years, Sergei Bagapsh, the president of the breakaway republic of Georgia, said Friday.
Russia recognised ... Read more...
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Chinese navy vessels to join anti-piracy mission
December 26th, 2008 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Sanya (China), Dec 26 (Xinhua) Chinese naval ships set sail for Somalia Friday from a port here to take part in anti-piracy operations.The warships of the People's Liberation Army Navy were unmoored ... Read more...
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Russia has no ‘imperial ambitions’, says Putin
September 11th, 2008 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow/Sochi (Russia), Sep 11 (DPA) Russia's powerful Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday his country did not have any "imperial ambitions" and he saw no substance in fears of a new Cold ... Read more...
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Abkhazia says no plans for new Russian bases
September 2nd, 2008 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Sukhumi (Georgia), Sep 2 (RIA Novosti) Abkhazia, Georgia's breakaway region, will not host new Russian military bases on its territory, the leader of the region recently recognised by Russia as independent country ... Read more...
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Russia could destroy NATO ships in 20 minutes: ex-commander
August 29th, 2008 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 29 (RIA Novosti) Russia's Black Sea Fleet is capable of destroying NATO's naval strike group currently deployed in the sea within 20 minutes, a former fleet commander said Friday. "A ... Read more...
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NATO reassures Ukraine over its membership aspirations
August 28th, 2008 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Aug 28 (DPA) NATO has reassured Ukraine about its prospects of joining the transatlantic alliance, with both sides condemning Russia's decision to recognise Georgia's breakaway regions.At a meeting in Brussels Wednesday ... Read more...
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NATO increases naval presence in Black Sea
August 23rd, 2008 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul/Moscow, Aug 23 (RIA Novosti) NATO has sent a Polish frigate and a US destroyer through the Bosporus to boost its presence in the Black Sea, where it is delivering humanitarian cargoes ... Read more...
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Russian Navy carries out Black Sea anti-terror exercise
August 11th, 2008 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Novorossiisk (Russia), Aug 11 (RIA Novosti) The Russian Navy has begun an anti-terror exercise in the Black Sea in order to keep itself prepared for ensuring security during the 2014 Winter ... Read more...
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Russia intensifies attacks on Georgia (Second lead)
August 10th, 2008 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Moscow/Tbilisi(Georgia), Aug 10 (DPA) Russia Sunday intensified airstrikes and a naval blockade against Georgia, as international diplomats were exploring ways to establish a ceasefire in the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia. ... Read more...
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Ukraine annuls pact on Russia’s use of Black Sea base
May 21st, 2008 - 8:04 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Kiev (Ukraine), May 21 (RIA Novosti) Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko has signed a decree to terminate all agreements covering the presence of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in its territory. According to ... Read more...
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