Vladimir Vysotsky

Russian leader to meet Venezuela's Chavez before navy drill

CARACAS, (AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visits Venezuela on Wednesday for talks with firebrand anti-US leader Hugo Chavez and naval exercises set to send a defiant message to Washington close to US shores.

Russian warships to fight Somali piracy

MOSCOW, November 23 (RIA Novosti) - Warships from all of the Russian Navy fleets will be involved in measures to fight piracy in the Horn of Africa region, Russia's Navy commander said on Sunday. Pirates are increasingly active...

Pirates collect $150 million in ransoms

150 million paid to pirates in past 12 months, Kenyan foreign minister says East African pirate activity causing growing international concern Pirates seized Saudi supertanker last weekend; are holding 17 vessels Russia sending...

Reactor on new Russia nuclear sub fired up

RIA Novosti 21/11/2008 17:28 SEVERODVINSK, November 21 (RIA Novosti) - The reactor on Russia's newest strategic nuclear-powered submarine, the Yury Dolgoruky, was started up on Friday, a Sevmash shipyard spokesman said. The...

Russia to send more warships to battle Somali pirates: report

Moscow (AFP) Nov 20, 2008 - Russia will send more warships to patrol the waters near Somalia to battle the growing problem of piracy, the top commander of the Russian navy was quoted as saying Thursday by RIA Novosti news agency.

Military answer to piracy

Article from: Agence France-Presse A MORE aggressive military approach is the only answer to an escalation of piracy off Somalia, says the world's biggest oil tanker company. "I think that's the only solution," said Martin...

Report: Russia to send more ships to African coast

A Russian news agency has quoted the country's navy chief as saying that more ships will be sent to waters off Somalia to help fight piracy. RIA-Novosti quotes Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky as saying Thursday that other naval vessels...

Russian Navy to receive Severodvinsk sub

RIA Novosti 19/11/2008 18:08 SEVERODVINSK, November 19 (RIA Novosti) - A new nuclear-powered attack submarine will be delivered to the Russian Navy in 2010, a Russian shipyard said on Wednesday. Severodvinsk is the first...

Accident on nuclear sub kills 20 off Russia

An accident aboard a Russian nuclear-powered submarine making a test run in the Sea of Japan killed at least 20 people, officials said Sunday. The nuclear reactor aboard the submarine was operating normally and radiation levels...