Russian President Vladimir Putin has attended the commissioning of the new nuclear-powered submarine Knyaz Pozharsky at the Sevmash shipyard, highlighting Russia’s efforts to strengthen its naval forces.
The submarine, the eighth of its class, is armed with nuclear missiles, and two additional submarines are under construction as part of Russia’s nuclear triad.
So far, Putin has reaffirmed plans to modernize the navy, despite ongoing naval losses in the Ukraine conflict, where Ukraine has destroyed about 30% of Russia’s warships. Separately, Putin also expressed condolences over a recent plane crash in the Far East.
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