FACTBOX: Project 22800 Karakurt small missile corvettes

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 08, 2026 · 524 words

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What to know about FACTBOX: Project 22800 Karakurt small missile corvettes

The article provides a technical overview of the Project 22800 Karakurt-class small missile corvettes of the Russian Navy. It details the ships' development history, armament, propulsion systems, and the specific vessels currently in service or under construction.

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What happened

On May 8, 2026, the press service of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy announced that the Project 22800 Karakurt small missile corvette Burya had entered service with the Navy.

Why it matters

TASS FACTBOX has prepared a report on the ships of this class.

Common ground

Basic information Project 22800 (codename Karakurt) small missile corvettes are a Russian series of multipurpose short-range missile and artillery ships (small corvettes).

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Subsequently, contracts were also signed with the A.M. Gorky Zelenodolsk Shipyard (Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan, part of the Ak Bars Corporation) and the Amur Shipyard.”

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TASS reports contracts with Zelenodolsk and Amur shipyards, and this is corroborated by other web results mentioning ships being built at Zelenodolsk and Amur shipyards.

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web search NEUTRAL — Subsequently, contracts were also signed with the A.M. Gorky Zelenodolsk Shipyard (Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan, part of the Ak Bars Corporation) and the Amur Shipyard.
https://tass.com/defense/2128491

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web search NEUTRAL — "The newest small rocket ship of the project 22800 was laid at the Zelenodolsk shipyard for the Russian Navy.“Ships of the type are being built under a contract signed with the Russian Defense Ministr…
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/22800-p…

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web search NEUTRAL — On the first small rocket ship of the project 22800, which is being built at the Amur Shipyard, it has started preparing for tightening cable routes.Project 22800 Karakurt-class corvette 'Tucha' launc…
https://www.russiadefence.net/t8632p75-project-22800-karakur…

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Claim 2: “The vessel was launched on July 29, 2017, and delivered to the Baltic Fleet on December 17, 2018, under the new name Mytishchi”

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Claim 3: “The project was developed in 2015 by specialists at the Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau (St. Petersburg, a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, USC) based on the Project 12300 Scorpion missile gunboat, developed by the same bureau in the 1990s.”

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While Wikipedia confirms the class exists and was designed by Almaz, the specific detail about being based on Project 12300 Scorpion in 2015 is not explicitly corroborated by the provided evidence snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Karakurt class, Russian designation Project 22800 Karakurt (Russian: Каракурт, lit. 'Mediterranean black widow spider (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus)'), is a class of Russian Navy corvettes (small …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karakurt-class_corvette

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of active Russian Navy ships presents a picture which can never be fully agreed upon in the absence of greater data availability and a consistent standard for which ships are considered oper…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Russian_Navy_sh…

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web search NEUTRAL — Project cancellation is the termination of a project prior to its completion and generally includes the cessation of access to funding and other project resources. Project cancellation may result from…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project

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Claim 4: “By the early 2010s, the Russian Navy had only 13 Project 1234 Ovod small missile ships (out of 38 built between 1970 and 1991) and 26 Project 12411 missile boats (out of 47 built between 1979 and 2003).”

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The specific numbers (13 Ovod and 26 Project 12411) are reported by TASS, but no other independent source in the provided evidence confirms these exact figures.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, the Russian Navy struggled to adjust Cold War force structures while suffering severely with insufficient maintenance and a lack of fu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_the_Russian_Navy

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Navy is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces. It has existed in various forms since 1696. Its present iteration was formed in January 1992 when it succeeded the Navy of the Commonweal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Navy

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Claim 5: “To replace them, a series of 12 Project 21631 Buyan-M small missile ships was laid down in 2010.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions for the number '12' and general info on the Russian Navy, but no specific confirmation of the Buyan-M layout in 2010.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been attacks in mainland Russia as a result of the Russo-Ukrainian war, which began on 24 February 2022. The main targets have been the military, the arms industry and the oil industry. Man…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_R…

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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of TWELVE is a number equal to one more than 11. How to use twelve in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twelve

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Claim 6: “The Karakurt is armed with a universal naval firing system (eight vertical launch cells for Kalibr or Oniks cruise missiles) and a Pantsir-M naval anti-aircraft missile and gun system.”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'Project' and does not contain technical specifications of the ship's armament.

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web search NEUTRAL — Project Online Professional or Project Online Premium: If you have a subscription to one of the cloud-based solutions of Project you won't see an option to install it unless you have an assigned licen…
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/install-project-7…

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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of PROJECT is a specific plan or design : scheme. How to use project in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Project.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/project

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Claim 7: “The contract for the construction of the first seven ships in the series was signed by the Russian Ministry of Defense in late 2015 with the Leningrad Shipyard Pella (St. Petersburg).”

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This specific contract detail is mentioned in the TASS FACTBOX, but not corroborated by other provided sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian[d] is an East Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is one of the four extant East Slavic languages, [e] and is the native language of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language

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web search NEUTRAL — Learn Russian online with our free Russian language lessons. Includes Russian audio, grammar, vocabulary, alphabet, verbs, pronunciation and exercises.
https://www.russianlessons.net/

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian language, principal state and cultural language of Russia. Russian is the primary language of the overwhelming majority of people in Russia and is also used as a second language in other forme…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Russian-language

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Claim 8: “The ship's propulsion system consists of three diesel engines and three diesel generators.”

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Claim 9: “Three more ships were subsequently built at Pella and delivered to the Navy between 2019 and 2026: the Sovetsk, Odintsovo, and Burya ships.”

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Claim 10: “On May 8, 2026, the press service of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy announced that the Project 22800 Karakurt small missile corvette Burya had entered service with the Navy.”

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The claim is reported by TASS and another news source (Will Xavier) specifically stating that the corvette Burya entered service on May 8, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Baltic Fleet (Russian: Балтийский флот, romanized: Baltiyskiy flot) is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Baltic Sea. Established 18 May 1703, under Tsar Peter the Great as part of the Imperial …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Fleet

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Claim 11: “Among the ships laid down at the A. M. Gorky Zelenodolsk Shipyard, the small missile ships Tsiklon, Amur, Tucha, and Typhoon were commissioned into the Navy between 2023 and 2025.”

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Claim 12: “The lead ship of the project was laid down on December 24, 2015, at the Pella Shipyard under the name Uragan.”

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Claim 13: “Project 22800 (codename Karakurt) small missile corvettes are a Russian series of multipurpose short-range missile and artillery ships (small corvettes).”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm that Project 22800 (Karakurt) is a class of Russian Navy small missile ships/corvettes.

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Claim 14: “The Kozelsk, Okhotsk, and Vikhr ships were laid down at the More Shipyard in Crimea in 2016 and 2017.”

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Claim 15: “Karakurts are also equipped with 76.2mm caliber gun mounts, machine guns, and portable anti-aircraft missile systems.”

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Claim 16: “Four more ships are under construction at the Amur Shipyard.”

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Claim 17: “On July 24, 2018, the Izvestia newspaper reported that Project 22800 small corvettes received Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles.”

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