As is well known, Iran does not have long-range large combat ships, but it knows how to help itself in one way or another. It demonstrated this to high-ranking military leaders in mid-July and reported on it in the state media. This coincided with the American warning that Russia was planning to use...
Another ship loss At the beginning of July, the Russian navy lost "D-106", one of the five small Ondatra-class landing craft (project 1176, 150 tonnes) stationed in the Black Sea. The boat ran aground off Mariupol on one of the mines laid by the Russian navy itself. Snake Island (Smijinyi) Just a few days later - on the other...
Sweden is currently experiencing a far-reaching change in security policy that will strengthen the country's navy in the long term after years of cutbacks and make it a valuable partner in the NATO alliance. Russia's aggressive behaviour towards Ukraine since 2014 has heralded an early turnaround in security policy in Sweden, which is also reflected in the...
On the morning of 7 July 2022, the Russian frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" (Hull number 454) passed through the Fehmarnbelt. The ship, which belongs to the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation, is expected to take part in the Russian Navy's naval parade in Kronstadt/St. Petersburg. Remarkably, the 3D surveillance radar FURKE rotated. This appears to be unusual in that Russian units in the Russian...
On 20 June, Reuters reported that the pro-Russian regional governor in Crimea had accused Ukrainian forces of attacking and setting fire to an oil drilling platform that has allegedly belonged to Russia since the annexation of Crimea in 2014. It is not known what weapons were used to carry out the attack. Three people were injured...
Under the above title, RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (rnd) reported on 16 June 2022 on a plan put forward by former SACEUR, Admiral James George Stavridis, US Navy, to break up Russia's inhumane grain blockades in the Black Sea. He proposes to provide military escort to Ukrainian civilian wheat transports in the Black Sea. On this...
According to Ukrainian state information, the Russian naval tug SB-739 "Spasatel Vasily Bekh" (project 22870, 1,200 tonnes) was hit and set on fire by Ukrainian missiles on the night of Friday, 17 June 2022. The ship is said to have been transporting personnel, weapons and ammunition to the occupied Snake Island. Enemy units are said to have been involved in rescuing survivors...
Response to the US confiscating an oil cargo After the United States seized Iranian oil from a tanker off the Greek coast, Iranian forces seized two Greek tankers in the Gulf on Friday. Shortly beforehand, Tehran had warned against taking "punitive measures" against Athens. The Greek Foreign Ministry...
Russia calls for sanctions to be waived Wheat prices rose to a record high in March, and the rise in food prices has sparked protests in many developing countries and contributed to an acceleration in global inflation rates. The United Nations is trying to negotiate an agreement to allow Ukrainian grain to be shipped out of Black Sea ports such as Odessa...
Michael Paul: The Battle for the North Pole. Die Arktis, der Klimawandel und die Rivalität der Großmächte, Herder Verlag, Freiburg im Breisgau 2022 In German-speaking countries, there are individual analyses of the history of the Arctic, the potential challenges of climate change with the melting of the ice cap at the pole and on Greenland, the future...
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