Commander of the Navy told about the state of the Russian Navy
MOSCOW, 15 Nov — RIA Novosti. From 70 to 100 ships of the Navy of Russia are constantly in different areas of the World ocean, said Russian Navy commander Vladimir Korolev, in an interview with the Armed forces, “Krasnaya Zvezda”.
The Navy is actively updated. So, in August-September will arrive in Sevastopol, the new frigate “Admiral Makarov”. His entry into the Russian black sea fleet is expected in the third quarter of 2018.
In St. Petersburg recently launched ship mine defense “Ivan Antonov” and small missile ship “Barrage” project 22800 in a series of six units built for the Baltic fleet.
In addition, in the near future, the Navy will be replenished with ships of a new class — corvettes of project 22160 type “Vasily Bykov”.
“Specifically for the black sea fleet continues the construction of a series of small missile ships of project 21631, equipped with precision weapons. Before the end of this month, the Navy will be adopted by the head a large landing ship “Ivan Gren”,” — recalled the commander in chief.