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The cruiser is the largest Russian warship to be sunk in wartime since the end of World War II, and the first Russian flagship sunk since Knyaz Suvorov in 1905, during the Russo-Japanese War. Russia said that 396 crew members had been evacuated, with one sailor killed and 27 missing, but there are unverified reports of more casualties.
In April 2017 her registration was transferred to Russia, and in October 2021 she was renamed Ursa Major. [3] By 2019 the Russian military logistics company Oboronlogistika was managing her, [3] and by 2024 she was registered in Novorossiysk. [4] Oboronlogistika said the ship was its flagship. [5] Her direct owner and operator was a company ...
As of 2012, Tartus is the Russian Navy's only Mediterranean repair and replenishment point, sparing Russia’s warships the trip back to their Black Sea bases through the Turkish Straits. [1] [needs update] As of 13 December 2024, following the fall of the Assad regime, Russia's continued military presence in the base remains uncertain.
The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major is seen in 2023. (Yoruk Isik/Reuters/File) The crisis center of the Russian Foreign Ministry said the vessel, Ursa Major, sank south of Spain after a blast in the ...
Ursa Major was built in 2009 and placed under sanction after Russia's full-scale invasion in Ukraine in 2022 because of the ship owner's role in delivering cargo to the Russian military.
Finnish police are investigating whether a Russian ship was involved in the sabotage of an electricity cable running between Finland and Estonia. The authorities said on Thursday that they believe ...
The Russian Ministry of Defence said a fire caused a munitions explosion, and the ship sank in stormy seas while being towed to port. [51] [52] Moskva is the largest warship to be sunk in combat since the ARA General Belgrano in the 1982 Falklands War, and the largest Russian warship to be sunk since World War II.
Naval Ensign of Russia (St. Andrew's flag) Naval Jack of Russia. This list of active Russian Navy ships presents a picture which can never be fully agreed upon in the absence of greater data availability and a consistent standard for which ships are considered operational or not.