The Russian Navy will receive 46 warships and support vessels in 2022, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Nikolay Yevmenov said.
The global military-political situation requires Russia to have a strong and balanced fleet, Yevmenov added on Sunday at a keel-laying ceremony for two diesel-electric submarines in Russia’s second-largest city of St. Petersburg.
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He reiterated President Vladimir Putin’s desire for the Russian Navy to maintain a share of modern ships of at least 70 percent, Xinhua news agency reported.
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