Polish Navy Russia: 19 new ships this year

The TASS news agency reported that the Russian war fleet only this year included twelve new warships in service, and according to the plans for command by the end of 2018 this number will be increased by another nineteen units.

This information was provided by Deputy Commander Alexander Fedetenkov of the Russian Navy at a press conference on July 10.

"By the end of the year we intend to pick up another 19 warships," said Alexander Fedetenkov during a conference on preparations for the naval parade.

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If the Russian naval command plan is implemented, this will mean that in 2018 the Russian Federation fleet will increase by a total of 31 new units. Currently, Russian war yards are building various types of ships intended for all four Russian naval fleets: the Baltic, Pacific, North and Black Sea.

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