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The Baltic Fleet (Russian: Балтийский флот, romanized: Baltiyskiy flot) is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Baltic Sea. Established 18 May 1703, under Tsar Peter the Great as part of the Imperial Russian Navy, the Baltic Fleet is the oldest Russian fleet.
May 5, 2022 · The Russian Baltic Fleet has announced that it carried out a series of simulated missile strikes of its nuclear-capable Iskander system. This is not the first time that the Russian exclave –...
Sep 25, 2023 · Russia's Baltic Fleet no longer has the ability to launch large-scale amphibious operations, according to a new report. The findings are based on analysis of recent drills—dubbed Ocean Shield...
- Isabel Van Brugen
Jul 20, 2023 · Russia's Baltic fleet will still be able to sail in peacetime but it's being strategically bottled up as its home sea becomes a NATO lake. And to the south, Russia's storied Black Sea fleet,...
Mar 17, 2021 · The changed security policy situation in the Baltic Sea has led the Russian Baltic Fleet to strengthen its forces in Kaliningrad. This is shown in a report from FOI. “During the last five years, the Baltic Fleet’s modernisation has primarily focused on its land-based capabilities.
Dec 14, 2021 · The potential for Russia to deny NATO access to the Baltic Sea long enough for Russian ground forces to seize Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania is a serious concern for the security alliance.
Jul 13, 2023 · NATO has steadily increased its control of the Baltic Sea — a crucial maritime gateway for the Russian fleet which has bases near St. Petersburg and in the heavily militarized Kaliningrad exclave. During the Cold War, only Denmark and Germany at the far western edge of the Baltic were in the alliance.
