![]() ![]() This comes as more Western supplies pour into Ukraine. Putin has made strengthening his armed forces a top priority, equipping the navy with new warships and adding hypersonic missiles described by Putin as "invincible", to Russia's arsenal. "All in all, everything to reliably ensure Russia's security, the protection of our national interests in the world ocean." "We will increase the pace and volume of construction of various ships, and equip them with the most modern weapons," Putin said in televised remarks. Putin gave the green light for Russian flags to be hoisted on the new vessels via video link.Īmong the newly commissioned vessels were a corvette, a minesweeper and the Generalissimus Suvorov nuclear-powered submarine that is capable of launching ballistic missiles.Īnother submarine, Emperor Alexander III, was put to sea on Thursday and will be commissioned following trials. MOSCOW/KYIV - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday oversaw the commissioning of several new warships and a nuclear-powered submarine, as he vowed to further strengthen Russia's navy. People sit in a subway station being used as a bomb shelter during a rocket attack in Kyiv on Thursday. ![]()
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