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Russian Pacific Fleet: Conventional submarine "Magadan" has moved to Vladivostok

After taking part in the Russian Navy Day celebrations in Saint Petersburg at the end of July, the new submarine "Magadan" (B-602) of the modified Kilo II class (project 636.3) was allowed to embark on a transfer voyage lasting several months. The submarine, which entered service on 12 October 2021, was accompanied by the ocean-going tug "Viktor Konetskiy" on the 9,000 nautical mile journey to Vladivostok. On 9 October 2022, both reached the North Pacific home base of the "Magadan" on the Sea of Japan. Construction series for the Pacific Fleet The "Magadan" is the third of six submarines from the second batch ordered for the Russian Pacific Fleet at the Admiralty Shipyard in St. Petersburg...

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Bulgarian special services investigate lorry explosion on Crimean bridge

The Bulgarian counterintelligence service DANS (State Agency for National Security) in Sofia is investigating Russian allegations that the lorry blown up on the Crimean bridge came from that country. The previous Sunday, the head of the Russian investigative committee, Alexander Bastrykin, announced at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the route of the lorry had started in Bulgaria and then passed through Georgia, Armenia, North Ossetia and the Krasnodar region. The Bulgarian investigation began immediately after the Kremlin published this information on the instructions of acting Prime Minister Galab Donev. The Bulgarian public prosecutor's office has also been informed. The spokesman...

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Sweden rejects Russian demand for transparency

Acting Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Monday rejected Russia's demands for transparency in the Swedish investigation into the gas leaks in the Baltic Sea last week. Russia had sent a letter to the Swedish government asking it to investigate the gas leak. This came after Sweden rejected Russia's repeated demands for more transparency. "In Sweden, investigations are confidential," Andersson said at a press conference on board a Swedish coastguard vessel in Karlskrona, southern Sweden. She added that in her country, investigations are confidential. According to Andersson, the Swedish authorities have no information that Russia is investigating the area.

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Mercy Ships announces deployment of the Global Mercy in Sierra Leone

Landsberg am Lech, 11 October 2022 - The government of Sierra Leone has officially invited Mercy Ships to carry out a mission in the African country with the Global Mercy from late summer 2023. The mission is a deepening of the long-standing cooperation between Sierra Leone and Mercy Ships. During an audience with Julius Maada Bio, the President of Sierra Leone, Mercy Ships CEO Gert van de Weerdhof and Maada Bio made the necessary decisions to finalise the deployment of the largest civilian hospital ship. Gert van de Weerdhof, CEO of Mercy Ships, praised the partnership with Sierra Leone: "We are delighted to...

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Netherlands: Walrus successor - request for proposals expected from mid-November

Available on the website of the Dutch Ministry of Defence since 30 September 2022: the request for quotation will be sent to the three competing shipyards in mid-November 2022. The Hague expects Damen, Naval Group and tkMS to submit a proposal by summer 2023 for four submarines - considerations to reduce the number of units were rejected. In a letter to the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament, State Secretary Christophe van der Maat explains the procedure. It will take some time before the evaluation is finalised. "The submarine is one of our most important strategic weapon systems. ... This is an important project and involves a lot of money....

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