⚓️ On Russia’s #NavyDay the Supreme Commander-in-Chief reviewed the Main Naval Parade held in St Petersburg and Kronstadt.

💬 President of Russia Vladimir Putin:

☝️ Peter the Great created an inseparable and everlasting link between the history of the navy and the Russian state.

❗️We set the boundaries and areas of Russia’s national interests – economic, vital and strategic – clearly and transparently.

✍️ These century-old traditions have been taken to the next level in the new Navy Regulations. I signed them today. I also approved the new Naval Doctrine of the Russian Federation. 

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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.