The Russian Navy, also known as the Voyenno-Morskoy Flot Rossii (or literally Military Maritime Fleet of Russia) is the naval arm of the Russian military.
The Russian Navy is divided into five fleets:
- The Northern Fleet, based in Severomorsk.
- The Baltic Fleet, based in Kaliningrad.
- The Black Sea Fleet, based in Sevastopol.
- The Caspian Fleet, based in Astrakhan.
- The Pacific Fleet, based in Vladivostok.
The Russian Navy has approximately 100 combat vessels including one nuclear aircraft carrier and ten nuclear-powered submarines, plus many more auxiliary and support vessels. It is composed of approximately 37,000 sailors.