Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled two new nuclear-powered submarines on 11 December 2023. These new submarines will soon start patrolling in the Pacific Ocean.
New submarines Krasnoyarsk and Emperor Alexander the 3td:
Krasnoyarsk and Emperor Alexander III were inaugurated at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk. Severodvinsk is in the country's north-west Arkhangelsk region.
President Vladimir Putin inspects the hoisting of the Navy flag on newly built nuclear submarines.
Putin pledged to complete plans to modernise the Russian navy.
Emperor Alexander III Russia's seventh Borei-class submarine:
Emperor Alexander III is the seventh submarine of the Borei-class, a nuclear-powered fleet. Each submarine is equipped with 16 Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles carrying nuclear warheads.
Russia's submarine Alexander III is part of the new Borei (Arctic Wind) class of nuclear submarines, the first new generation launched since the Cold War.
Last month, the Russian Defence Ministry said the ship had successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile.
Krasnoyarsk belongs to the Yasen (Ash Tree) class of submarines. These are multipurpose submarines armed with long-range, high-precision missiles. For Krasnoyarsk, Putin said that it is capable of attacking both sea and land targets.
Krasnoyarsk is armed with cruise missiles and torpedoes. Krasnoyarsk is designed to hunt enemy submarines.
More nuclear submarines under construction in Russia:
President Vladimir Putin announced that three more such submarines are under construction. President Putin said that five more Yasen-class submarines are being built.
Putin will contest the presidential elections again in 2024:
Putin announced in the first week of December 2023 that he would run again in the presidential election to be held in March.
Putin is the longest-serving President of Russia:
Vladimir Putin took over power from Boris Yeltsin in 1999. He is Russia's longest-serving president after Joseph Stalin.
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