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| Russian Navy will be reinforced with the Arkhangelsk and Kronstadt submarines in 2024 |
| 2024-01-04 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Russian Navy will be replenished in 2024 by the small missile ship “Burya” and the submarine “Kronstadt”. The press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense reported this on January 3. It is noted that this year the Russian Navy will continue the planned increase in its strength. “One of the first to join its combat formation will be the small missile ship Burya and the submarine Kronstadt, which underwent a test program in the Baltic Sea in 2023,” the statement says. It is specified that the Baltic, Pacific and Black Sea fleets will be strengthened by several small missile and patrol ships, as well as sea minesweepers. The press service explained that after the completion of state tests, the naval flag will be raised on the Yasen-M nuclear submarine missile cruiser Arkhangelsk, which is intended for the submarine forces of the Northern Fleet. It is noted that in 2024, the next nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine of the Borei-A project, Prince Pozharsky, the Project 20 385 corvette Provorny, the fourth frigate of Project 22 350 Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Isakov, and sea minesweepers will be launched project 12 700, small missile ships of projects 21 631 and 22 800, patrol ships and a large submarine of project 636.3 "Yakutsk" and some other ships, boats and support vessels that are currently on the stocks of Russian shipyards. As Regnum reported, on December 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that five frigates, eight corvettes, 13 small missile ships and more than 50 other ships of various classes are currently in various stages of readiness at Russian shipyards. At the flag-raising ceremony on the frigate Admiral Golovko, the small missile ship Naro-Fominsk and the minesweeper Lev Chernavin, which are entering service with the Navy, the president said that Russian shipbuilding has entered a new important stage - serial production of warships of various classes. This indicates that the shipbuilding industry in the country is on the rise, the president noted, adding that Russia has taken the most important and fundamental step to revive and develop shipbuilding. The President also said that the country will strengthen its naval power in all strategic directions and will implement all plans for the construction of ships. The head of state thanked the workforce of the enterprises for their professionalism and high dedication, and wished the ship crews worthy service for the benefit of Russia. |
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