Published on 20.11.2015. The Russian fleet in the Caspian Sea has launched 18 cruise missiles, hitting seven terrorist targets in Syria on Friday, Russian Defense Minster Sergey Shoigu has reported to President Vladimir Putin. Read More: http://on.rt.com/6x4x The Aviationist website reported that two Tu-160 bombers which attacked on the night between November 19 and 20 had taken off from the Olenya air base in the Kula Peninsula, Northern Russia, but instead of taking a direct route over the Caspian Sea and Iran, had flown close to British and Norwegian airspace, over the North Atlantic, and then via Gibraltar to the Mediterranean and Syria. This unusual flight path may have been intended as a show of strength and a provocation to European countries (The Aviationist, November 20, 2015).
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Published on 07.10.2015. Russia launches rocket strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria from its warships in the Caspian Sea, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu says.
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Published on 31.07.2018 Courtesy: Russian MoD. According to Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD), Su-34 effectively destroyed a group of ships by using supersonic missile Kh-31 in Caspian Sea during training, Monday. MoD stated that 10 ships as well as 40 aircrafts including bombers Su-24 and Su-34, jet aircrafts Su-25, fighter aircrafts Su-30, took part in the drills.
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Published on 06.12.2018 The new regiment of the Russian Caspian Flotilla that was created in Dagestan is ready to embark on its tasks. The first ships have already taken their spots at a new pier. All of the combat units and the flotilla headquarters will soon be redeployed to the Dagestani coast. Moving to this non-freezing body of water will allow the forces to successfully deploy in the winter. Also, Su-30 jets are on combat alert here for the first time in the region’s history. The main task is to strengthen security in the Caspian region, and not only that.
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Published on 28.07.2019 Spectators in Russia’s second largest city of St. Petersburg were treated to impressive fireworks as celebrations of the Navy Day wrapped up on Sunday. More than 15,000 sailors from the Baltic, Black Sea, Northern and Pacific fleets as well as the Caspian Flotilla took part in parades across Russia. Video ID: 20190728-040
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Published on 25.07.2019 The Caspian Flotilla has been put on alert because of a snap exercise. The tests will last until the weekend. They involve 35 ships and 1,500 personnel.
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Update: Radiation Spike Detected After Russian Rocket Explodes At Testing Facility, Five people were killed and three injured following a rocket explosion on a naval test range in Russia on Thursday, state nuclear company Rosatom confirmed. Rostacom said the accident occurred during tests on a liquid propellant rocket engine. The three injured staff members suffered serious burns in the accident. Authorities had previously said that two people died and six were injured in the blast at the site in Nyonoksa.The company told Russian media that its engineering and technical team had been working on the “isotope power source” for the propulsion system. The Nyonoksa site carries out tests for virtually every missile system used by the Russian navy, including sea-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and anti-aircraft missiles. Authorities in Severodvink, 47km (29 miles) east of Nyonska said that radiation levels shortly after the blast were higher than normal for about 40 minutes but returned to normal. Locals have rushed to buy medical iodine, with pharmacies’ stocks of iodine reported to be running out in the cities of Arkhangelsk and Severodvinsk. The rush for iodine was reported earlier by a news website for the Arkhangelsk region, 29.ru.
Low-level radiation spike It also said medics who evacuated the injured at Nyonoksa wore chemical and nuclear protection suits. There was a rush on iodine stocks during the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, which sent a huge plume of radiation across Europe. Huge arms dump fire extinguished in Siberia Russian cruise missile hits flats. Norway finds big radiation leak from Russian sub On Thursday the Severodvinsk administration reported a 40-minute spike in radiation, which reached 2 microsieverts per hour, then fell back to the normal 0.11 microsieverts. Both levels are too small to cause radiation sickness. The administration has now deleted its statement online about the spike.
05.08.19 – A huge blast rocked a Russian military facility in Siberia leaving two people with shrapnel wounds, local media has reported. Footage filmed by bystanders shows how the ammunition depot, situated in the Krasnoyarsk region, was consumed by a huge ball of flames which could be seen for miles. Debris and sparks were sent flying into the skies of the sparsely populated area. Reports say that people in the nearby village of Kamensk were being evacuated when the blast happened. Around 11,000 people have been evacuated from the Achinsk areas, according to Tass. Authorities have not yet given an official explanation as to what caused the incident.
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Published on 06.08.19. Huge fireballs followed by delayed sonic booms were caught on camera in Siberia after a fire at a Russian military storage base. One person was killed and at least seven more were injured when the fire triggered huge explosions that sent shrapnel flying. Thousands of local residents were evacuated from nearby neighbourhoods.