But they spared civilian boats, even those carrying Russian oil from Russian ports to finance the Russian war on Ukraine.

Longtime Russia strategist Glen Howard says strikes on Novorossiysk’s offshore terminals could force the Kremlin into costly ...

Three and a half years into the Ukraine conflict, Russia has committed itself to a grinding campaign of attrition. Despite ...

A painting of Ukrainian Cossacks raucously defying a hostile foreign power in the 17th century has taken on new relevance ...

The Russian Navy has had difficulty naming its ships for famous Russian admirals—in large part because there have been so few of them deserving of the honor.

Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos.” Mary Shelley, “Frankenstein,” 1818 ...

A sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker has reached Venezuela’s waters after evading a U.S. destroyer. Previously, Bloomberg reported the sanctioned panamax carrier Seahorse unsuccessfully attempted ...

A British patrol ship intercepted a Russian corvette and tanker after shadowing them through the English Channel, the Ministry of Defence confirmed on Sunday. This incident highlights a notable 30 per ...

Two Russian warships were intercepted in the English Channel by the Royal Navy, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. In the latest incident involving Russia's ships infiltrating UK waters, HMS ...

A sanctioned Russian oil tanker made a U-turn on the way to Venezuela after a US warship intersected its route near the country’s coast, according to Bloomberg tanker tracking, raising questions about ...

Destroyer RFS Marshal Shaposhnikov (543) shown Oct. 5, 2025, as it sailed between two Japanese southwest islands to enter the Philippine Sea. Japan Joint Staff Office photo Three Russian Navy ships ...