MOSCOW, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- During his recent trip to Severodvinsk, Russian First Deputy Premier Sergei Ivanov was shown plans for a new $500 million dock designed to build large-tonnage s

MOSCOW, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The Russian navy will become the world's second-largest in 20 years, said its commander in chief, Adm. Vladimir Masorin, speaking ahead of Navy Day.

MOSCOW, July 11 (UPI) -- The head of the Russian Navy says the Black Sea Fleet's new base in the port of Novorossiisk will be ready by 2012.

MOSCOW, March 5 (UPI) -- Russian Navy Adm. Vladimir Masorin wants to see the United States join in a proposed international submarine navigation safety pact in the near future. The Russian naval commander-in-chief Monday called for the 14-nation agreement to prevent incidents at

MOSCOW, July 29 (UPI) -- A next-generation submarine will enter service with the Russian Northern Fleet in the foreseeable future, the country's naval commander says.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, June 25 (UPI) -- The leader of Russia's beleaguered navy has said that all Russian naval school graduates will soon be in the country's employ. Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Masorin announced the news during a graduation ceremony at Nikolai Kuznetsov Naval Engi

MOSCOW, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has fired the the head of the navy, one month after a near-fatal mini-submarine accident.