Each of the nuclear submarines will carry 16 Bulava ICBMs.
Putin says that over the next 6 years, the ships should be built by 70% / REUTERS
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V Of Russia the ceremony of laying down warships, including two corvettes, two nuclear and two diesel submarines, took place.
This is stated in the message press service The Kremlin.
The ceremony took place at factories in St. Petersburg and Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
We are talking about the construction of two multipurpose ships in the near sea zone and boats in the far sea zone. Putin says that over the next 6 years, ships should be built by 70%.
Read alsoTaliban set deadline for withdrawal from Afghanistan“Such important and large-scale tasks are due to the geopolitical position of our country, its role in world affairs. The construction of a high-tech combat-ready Navy places increased demands on Russian ships and shipbuilding,” the Russian head said in a video conference.
As the edition writes Vedomosti, initially the laying of the nuclear cruisers “Dmitry Donskoy” and “Prince Potemkin” was supposed to take place in May. Each of the boats will carry 16 Bulava ICBMs.
Diesel submarines are due to enter the Pacific Fleet in 2024. Both boats will be armed with the Kalibr-PL missile system. The Grozny and Buyny corvettes are planned to be handed over to the fleet by 2028 with the Kalibr-NK or Uranium missiles.
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