Russia's Baltic Sea Fleet has its headquarters and main base in Kaliningrad Oblast. The headquarters of the Russian Admiralty is based in St. Petersburg, also located on the Baltic Sea.

KALININGRAD, February 27. /TASS/. Kaliningrad is not a threat to anyone, while some of the Baltic Sea’s ports serve as bases of Russia’s Baltic Fleet and for this reason it cannot become NATO ...

As the only Russian port on the Baltic Sea to be ice-free year-round, Kaliningrad then gained importance strategically as home of the Baltic Fleet. ISS028-E-024146 (2 Aug. 2011) — high res (0.8 ...