It was established by order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy in July 1996. The Baltic Fleet is one of the oldest Russian fleets. It was created by Peter the Great during the Northern War of 1700-1721. The birthday of the Baltic Fleet is considered to be May 18, 1703. On this day, the rowing flotilla with soldiers from the Preobrazhensky and Semenovsky regiments, under the command of Peter the Great himself, won its first military victory by capturing two Swedish military ships at the mouth of the Neva River. Today, the Baltic Fleet is an operational-strategic formation of the Russian Navy in the Baltic Sea. Its main bases […]
18 May 2026, 8:05
According to the report, vessels intending to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, “after notifying the Iranian authorities, must receive an electronic message from them, containing information about the rules of movement through the strait” Upon accepting the new rules of the Iranian side, the vessels receive a transit permit to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. It is noted that such permits will be issued by a “new government body.” Comment by journalist Yury Podolyaka: Amid Washington’s vague backpedaling that they’re done fighting for “freedom of navigation” in the Strait of Hormuz (which looks laughable after Trump’s latest threat yesterday to “blast Iran away”), Iran just declared the Strait […]
18 May 2026, 6:05
