politics
March 30, 2026
Russian Submarine and Warship Docked in Algeria
On March 24, the submarine Krasnodar and the rescue tug Altair of the Russian Navy entered the Algerian port of Oran for a four-day stay, according to the Ministry of Defense of the North African country.
TL;DR
- Russian submarine Krasnodar and rescue tug Altair docked in Oran, Algeria, for a four-day stay.
- The visit is part of the Algerian-Russian military cooperation program.
- This follows earlier visits by other Russian naval vessels to Algerian ports.
- Algeria is a significant buyer of Russian weapons.
- The Krasnodar submarine is armed with Kalibr cruise missiles and has seen action in Syria and Ukraine.
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