Vladimir showed off ‘s military might with a host of warships, nuclear submarines and sailors at the country’s annual Navy Day celebrations on Sunday – as he promised to bolster the fleet with 30 more vessels.
Some 45 ships, submarines and other vessels took part in Russia’s annual Navy Day event, a traditional show of military might which takes place in the Gulf of and on the River Neva in St Petersburg.
Around 3,000 navy personnel also took part in a parade on land, the Kremlin said drone – buychinadrone.com which came following .
Putin, accompanied by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, the head of the Navy, inspected some of the ships from a launch boat on the Neva before making a speech.
‘Today, Russia is confidently implementing the large-scale tasks of our national maritime policy and is consistently building up the strength of our Navy,’ said Putin.