According to information published by the German newspaper Bild on May 28, 2025, the German Navy frigate Bayern was pursued over several days by the Russian destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov from the Norwegian Sea all the way to the naval base of Rostock. The incident occurred in the wake of NATO’s Dynamic Mongoose exercise, a major anti-submarine warfare operation held in the GIUK (Greenland-Iceland-UK) gap, a strategic zone essential for securing transatlantic maritime routes between North America and Europe. Until May 12, 2025, the Bayern, a Brandenburg-class F123 frigate, and the U33 submarine of the German Navy participated in these NATO-led drills aimed at countering submarine threats in the North Atlantic region. Read full Naval News at this link ...
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| German Navy frigate Bayern returns to the naval base of Rostock under surveillance after being shadowed by the Russian destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov following NATO anti-submarine exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2025 in the North Atlantic. (Picture source: Wikimedia) |
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