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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. 

‘This year alone, 30 ships of different classes are being added to the fleet,’ he said.

He made no substantive comments on what Russia calls its ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine.

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