Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed a parade of warships and nuclear submarines in his native St. Petersburg on Sunday and announced that the Russian Navy would receive 30 new ships this year.

Forty-five ships, submarines and other vessels took part in Russia’s annual Navy Day event, a traditional show of military might which takes place in the Gulf of Finland and on the River Neva in St. Petersburg. Around 3,000 navy personnel also took part in a parade on land, the Kremlin said.

Putin, accompanied by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, the head of the Navy, inspected some of the ships from a launch boat on the Neva before making a speech.

“Today, Russia is confidently implementing the large-scale tasks of our national maritime policy and is consistently building up the strength of our Navy,” said Putin.

“This year alone, 30 ships of different classes are being added to the fleet,” he said.

He made no substantive comments on what Russia calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine.

Four African heads of state attended Sunday’s event and five other African countries sent representatives, according to the Kremlin.

They were invited after a Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg which concluded on Friday at which delegates discussed grain supplies and potential peace talks on Ukraine. (Reuters)

  • Talos
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    351 year ago

    30 new ships in a year? I doubt it. I mean, they can’t even afford to keep one aircraft carrier running.

    • @fluxion
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      131 year ago

      Also the fact that those words came out of Putin’s mouth makes it highly unlikely

    • @InverseParallax
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      91 year ago

      30 new ships gross, not net, so subtract how many tugs or dry docks the kuznetzov sinks this year, comes out about even.

  • @ShroOmeric
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    131 year ago

    Ships at first, submarines in the end…

  • @Cynicivity
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    131 year ago

    30 new ships this year? Hahahahahahaha inhale hahahahahahahaha

  • @HappycamperNZ
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    41 year ago

    In other news, stocks in companies that make artificial reefs are expected to plummet as Ukraine corners the market.

  • Jaysyn
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    21 year ago

    Doesn’t matter since Turkey won’t let them in the Black Sea anyhow.

  • theodewere
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    let us know when you get one finished there little fella… okay buddy, that’s terrific. alright pal… uhuh…