Lenta.ru (Russian link) reports on the "Nizhniy Novgorod" project-945A (Sierra-II) SSN being returned to active duty with the Northern Fleet after a seven-year long refit operation.
5/1/08
Gorshkov Cost Increase
According to new reports, Russia is requesting an additional $1.2bn for the Gorshkov refit for the Indian navy.
Russian Moves on Separatist Regions (Update)
Following the alleged shoot-down of a Georgian UAV by a Russian fighter, tensions continue to rise as Russia and Georgia accuse each other of massing military personnel and equipment near the Abhazia and South Ossetia regions. Russia has announced and already sent more peacekeepers into the region, a move Georgia has called an attempt at "military annexation."
The BBC summarizes the action and the international response.
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