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⚓️ Today Russia celebrates #NavyDay, July 31, by tradition on the last Sunday of this summer month.
For 326 years the Navy safeguarded our nation's interests and borders. It has come a long way – from wooden two-masted flat-bottomed boats of Peter the Great’s era, to formidable nuclear underwater missile cruisers.
📃 The true foundation of the Russian naval traditions was laid on October 30, 1696 when the Boyar Duma, upon the request of Peter the Great, approved his decree on the construction of a navy.
“The Russian Navy shall set sail.”
Learn more about the Russian Navy's history, traditions and capabilities.
🌊 This year St Petersburg per tradition hosts the Main Naval Parade in honour of the Day. 40+ warships and submarines will take part in it. The pride of our fleet can be seen in the Neva River in the centre of St Petersburg, and at Kronstadt – where big surface vessels, which cannot enter the Neva River due to their size, can be viewed.
#RussianNavy
For 326 years the Navy safeguarded our nation's interests and borders. It has come a long way – from wooden two-masted flat-bottomed boats of Peter the Great’s era, to formidable nuclear underwater missile cruisers.
📃 The true foundation of the Russian naval traditions was laid on October 30, 1696 when the Boyar Duma, upon the request of Peter the Great, approved his decree on the construction of a navy.
“The Russian Navy shall set sail.”
Learn more about the Russian Navy's history, traditions and capabilities.
🌊 This year St Petersburg per tradition hosts the Main Naval Parade in honour of the Day. 40+ warships and submarines will take part in it. The pride of our fleet can be seen in the Neva River in the centre of St Petersburg, and at Kronstadt – where big surface vessels, which cannot enter the Neva River due to their size, can be viewed.
#RussianNavy
July 31, 2022
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⚓️ On Russia’s Navy Day, President of Russia, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin reviewed the Main Naval Parade held in St Petersburg.
The President, accompanied by Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Alexander Moiseyev, sailed aboard the naval motorboat Raptor to review the parade line of warships on the Neva River roadstead. Vladimir Putin greeted and congratulated their crews on their special day.
The vessels that took part in the review included:
🇷🇺 the battleship Poltava, the small missile ships Serpukhov and Odintsovo, the corvette Boiky, the ice-class patrol ship Ivan Papanin, the submarine Mozhaisk,
🇨🇳 the destroyer Jiaozuo of the Chinese Navy,
🇩🇿 the training ship La Soummam of the Algerian Navy,
🇮🇳 the frigate Tabar of the Indian Navy.
In total, 20 surface ships and boats, one submarine, four sailing vessels, and more than 2,500 military personnel took part in this year’s parade.
#NavyDay is celebrated in Russia on the last Sunday of July. The first Main Naval Parade in St Petersburg took place in 1996 to mark the Russian Navy’s 300th anniversary. The tradition of holding the annual parade in the city on this day was restored by a Presidential Executive Order in 2017.
The President, accompanied by Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Alexander Moiseyev, sailed aboard the naval motorboat Raptor to review the parade line of warships on the Neva River roadstead. Vladimir Putin greeted and congratulated their crews on their special day.
The vessels that took part in the review included:
🇷🇺 the battleship Poltava, the small missile ships Serpukhov and Odintsovo, the corvette Boiky, the ice-class patrol ship Ivan Papanin, the submarine Mozhaisk,
🇨🇳 the destroyer Jiaozuo of the Chinese Navy,
🇩🇿 the training ship La Soummam of the Algerian Navy,
🇮🇳 the frigate Tabar of the Indian Navy.
In total, 20 surface ships and boats, one submarine, four sailing vessels, and more than 2,500 military personnel took part in this year’s parade.
#NavyDay is celebrated in Russia on the last Sunday of July. The first Main Naval Parade in St Petersburg took place in 1996 to mark the Russian Navy’s 300th anniversary. The tradition of holding the annual parade in the city on this day was restored by a Presidential Executive Order in 2017.
July 28, 2024