Russian Navy flags - FOTW
https://www.fotw.info/flags/ru~nav.htmlThe Russian Navy ensign (Russian: Андреевский флаг; Russian Pre-reform: Андреевскій флагъ), also known as the St Andrews's flag, was the ensign of the Navy of the Russian Empire (from 1712 to 1918), and is the naval ensign of the Russian Federation since 1992, and the banner of the Navy of the Russian Federation since 2000.
Russian Navy: early flags
https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ru~old.html26.08.2021 · We often hear about «first flag of russian navy, quarterly red and white, a blue cross over all». It is doubtful. I must tell about it. All russian flags have official confirmation (decrees, orders) except the “quarterly flag” White, blue, red colours probably become national colours of Russia in XVII c.
Russian Navy - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_NavyThe Russian Navy (Russian: Военно-морской флот [ВМФ], romanized: Voyenno-morskoi flot [VMF], lit. '"Military Maritime Fleet"') is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces.It has existed in various forms since 1696, the present iteration of which was formed in January 1992 when it succeeded the Navy of the Commonwealth of Independent States (which had itself succeeded …