A recent mission involving launches of ballistic missiles from under ice proved the combat readiness of the naval component of Russia's nuclear triad, a high-ranking Navy source said Wednesday.

At least five large groups of pirates, totaling over 5,000 people, are operating in the Gulf of Aden, the first deputy chief of the Russian Navy General Staff said on Saturday.

Russia's new Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile will enter service with the Navy despite a series of failed test-launches, the first deputy chief of the Navy General Staff said on Saturday.

Russian security services do not exclude that the Bulava missile have been subject to sabotage, RIA Novosti reports.

After almost 20 years at the construction slip of the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, the frigate Yaroslav Mudry in mid-June took off on its first mission. Russia meanwhile plans the launch of a series of new frigates.

The Russian Navy will expand and modernize its Soviet-era naval maintenance site near Tartus in Syria to support anti-piracy operations off the Somali coast, a high-ranking navy source said on Monday.

A new task force from Russia's Pacific Fleet will join international efforts to fight piracy off Somalia until the end of October, the first deputy chief of the Russian Navy General Staff said on Monday.

The much awaited summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev set a new up-beat tempo in relations, and both sides are now looking to the future. But while a clear line has been drawn under the

Celebrities in wheelchairs took to the streets of Moscow at the beginning of this month to raise awareness about the difficulties facing disabled people. The playful and at times humorous event provoked strong reactions in various parts of Russian society.

Natalia Estemirova was a human rights defender, a Chechen, a mother and, according to her friends, a romantic. She was also absolutely crucial to the activities of human rights organizations and journalists in Chechnya, positioning herself as a representative for

Andrei Gromyko and I were sometimes adversaries and sometimes partners. I had enormous respect for his competence, for his dedication. And with the passage of time I developed great affection for him. He was a man who was always prepared,

As the hype around the recent summit in Moscow subsides, the true extent of change in U.S. Russian relations and the problems that remain is becoming clear. Those problems are familiar: further tensions over missile defense, Iran, and the future

One of the key results of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow last week was an agreement to form a U.S.-Russian Bilateral Presidential Commission, which the two presidents will chair, while U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and Russian

When they first met, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev played up the common legal background he shares with U.S. President Barack Obama. And despite question marks over the veracity of Medvedev's claim to have studied a "legal reference work" authored by

From Monday, July 21, all post offices in Russia are obliged to provide "special facilities" for members of the security services to inspect - and open - letters and parcels. The move, embodied in an internal memo from the Ministry

Last week, the human rights activist and an employee of Memorial Natalya Estemirova was murdered and buried in her native village. Everyone feels compassion toward the victim and sympathizes with her loved ones; many pose painful questions for themselves and

It's been another bad week for President Dmitry Medvedev's drive to bring an end to legal nihilism in Russia, and introduce fair courts and faith in the legal system among the population. Not that this was ever going to happen

Victor GORCHAKOV: I wish the Primorye fishing industry workers to be healthy and happy. VLADIVOSTOK, July 12, vladivostoktimes.com Dear Primorye Fishermen! On behalf of the Primorsky Territory Legislative Assembly Deputies I congratulate you on your professional holiday - the Fisherman's

The creation of favorable conditions for accumulating of the able-bodied population in the Russian Far East and improving of the living standards are to be the main issues of the forthcoming Forum. VLADIVOSTOK, July 14, vladivostoktimes.com The issues of social

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