President Vladimir Putin on Thursday oversaw the commissioning of a number of brand-new warships and a nuclear-powered submarine as he pledged to even more reinforce Russias navy.Putin, who has mainly prevented public engagements since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, gave the green light for Russian flags to be hoisted on the brand-new vessels via video link.Among the freshly commissioned vessels were a corvette, a minesweeper, and the Generalissimus Suvorov nuclear-powered submarine that is capable of introducing ballistic missiles.Another nuclear submarine, Emperor Alexander III, was put to sea on Thursday and will be commissioned following trials.
We will increase the speed and volume of building and construction of numerous ships, equip them with the most modern-day weapons, the Russian leader said in televised remarks.
All in all, everything to reliably ensure Russias security, the protection of our national interests on the planet ocean, he included.
Throughout his 20 years in power, Putin has made strengthening his armed forces a top priority, gearing up the navy with new warships and adding hypersonic rockets, explained by Putin as invincible, to Russias arsenal.However, Russia has actually faced a series of humiliating problems on the battlefield in Ukraine, which has actually proved itself to be a formidable foe thanks mainly to the consignments of contemporary weaponry it has received from the West to resist the Russian intrusion.