President Vladimir Putin said the Russian Navy will get 40 new ships and vessels this year as he attended a naval parade in St Petersburg marking Navy
President Vladimir Putin said the Russian Navy will get 40 new ships and vessels this year, as he attended a naval parade in St. Petersburg marking Navy Day in Russia. The parade in St. Petersburg on July 26 featured 46 ships and vessels and over 4,000 troops and aimed to ‘demonstrate the growing power of our navy,’ Putin said. Putin said 40 ships and vessels of different classes will enter service this year, and that the Russian Navy will be equipped with hypersonic weapons to boost its combat capabilities.
