Ambiguities as with the frigate "Makarov" Two Ukrainian officials have claimed that another Russian Navy ship has been hit in the Black Sea. Although the incident is still unconfirmed, the just-delivered aid ship "Vsevolod Bobrov" was reportedly hit by a Ukrainian attack and caught fire. It is said that...
Western sanctions take effect Reuters reported that the leading Russian shipping company Sovcomflot intends to sell part of its fleet, as it announced on Friday. The company is struggling with Western sanctions and is now trying to repay outstanding loans. Sovcomflot is facing growing difficulties in concluding charter contracts as a result of...
9 May 2022: Neither can the USA confirm a Ukrainian attack on the frigate "Admiral Makarov", nor does Russia want to publicly prove the opposite by exposing Kiev through a sign of life from the frigate. Of course, it is also conceivable that this material was launched by the Russians in order to influence Ukrainian and Western media...
As spectacular as it may look in the news broadcasts, the "ships" hit by the Ukrainian missile strike are merely the 25-tonne displacement P-boats of the Raptor class (project 03160) launched in 2015. Ten of these 17 boats are assigned to the Black Sea Fleet. Although they are manned by only two marines and are less than 14 metres...
marineforum.online has already reported on how interested people are - often gleefully - in the whereabouts of the oligarch yachts. The interest is a hot topic in chat rooms, blogs and on social media around the world. The 19-year-old American Jack Sweeney has now also found a new hobby. He has also previously fearlessly...
A turning point in Germany. The EU is coming together in a unity rarely seen before. NATO shows its teeth. Putin's invasion of Ukraine is changing Europe. Everything suddenly has to be rethought and aligned with new realities. Economic policy, energy policy, security policy. In Ukraine, Putin's soldiers - as in Georgia and Syria - have...
Wrong place, insufficient capability or arrogance? On 15 April, Russia was forced to admit that the missile cruiser "Moskva" had sunk while being towed back to port. The Russian and Ukrainian versions differed, marineforum reported. Will this have consequences for the way naval forces operate and what risks...
Former Vice Admiral Boris Kozhyn reports from the associations' trade fairs are usually found in the non-public, so-called "Yellow Pages" of the printed marineforum. As part of the association life of the Marine-Offizier-Vereinigung, the Marine-Offizier-Hilfe and the Deutsches Maritimes Institut, we have also created separate sections on our website for this purpose. The...
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Putin wants to restore the Soviet Union's former greatness Rarely have threats from outside stirred up public opinion in Germany as much as in recent weeks. My old navy and crew mates asked me to take a stand on this. I had to write three versions,...
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