Naval Forces
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The entity ВМС is referenced in Russian-language media as part of military operations involving Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy and the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea region. It is described as conducting missile and drone attacks on U.S. military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, targeting facilities such as airbases and naval installations, with claims of damaging or destroying infrastructure. The entity is also associated with efforts to block maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, including actions affecting commercial shipping routes.
Recent coverage
- Japan lodged a complaint about gunfire from the navies of China and Russia in its economic zone — Коммерсантъ
- Oil tanker attacked off the coast of Oman — Коммерсантъ
- CENTCOM forces intercept seven Iran-linked ships after resuming blockade — Интерфакс
- Ten people killed in strike on ship near Odessa — Дождь
- UKMTO: A ship caught fire off the coast of Oman after being hit by a projectile — Коммерсантъ
- Five people killed in Russian strike on Turkish ship near Odessa, Ukraine Navy says — ASTRA
- CENTCOM listed targets hit during the ninth wave of strikes on Iran — Вести
- US Navy Intercepts Six Iran-Linked Ships Following Resumption of Blockade — Интерфакс
- Ukraine says Russian military struck a grain-laden cargo ship; five people killed — Meduza
- US Navy Intercepts Five Iran-Linked Ships Following Resumption of Blockade — Интерфакс
- KSPR claims strikes on US Navy fuel terminal in Kuwait — Ведомости
- Farinaza explains why Colombians are the most common mercenaries among Ukrainian Armed Forces — Вести
- US intercepts four Iran-linked ships following resumption of blockade — Интерфакс
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy attacked a merchant ship in the Strait of Hormuz — Интерфакс
- US intercepts three Iran-linked ships after resumption of Hormuz blockade — Интерфакс
- Turkey promises Ukraine maritime security guarantees after the end of hostilities — Коммерсантъ
- Iran reports destruction of targets on US base in Bahrain — Интерфакс
- Iran strikes US bases in Bahrain — Интерфакс
- Iran's IRGC claims to have struck US-linked targets in Bahrain and Kuwait — Интерфакс
- IRGC claims it attacked US base in Bahrain — Интерфакс