INS Tushil, the first of two additional P1135.6 follow-on ships, returned to the home port in Karwar on Friday, marking the end of a landmark voyage that covered over 12,500 nautical miles. The ship set sail from Kaliningrad, Russia, on December 18 last year, and made stops in eight countries across three continents during its maiden passage.

Commissioned into the Indian Navy on December 9, 2024, INS Tushil's commissioning ceremony in Kaliningrad was attended by India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, as well as senior naval officers, including Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy, and Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev, the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. Before embarking on its maiden voyage, the ship's crew underwent extensive training and completed a series of trials and weapon firings. Their stay in Russia included cultural exchanges designed to strengthen ties between the two nations.