Russian navy to Receive 36 Warships This Year

The Navy will receive 36 warships in 2013, an unprecedented number in Russia's history, Navy Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Vice Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov said Sunday.

"This year, 36 combat ships, fast attack crafts and support vessels will join the Russian Navy. This has never happened before," Fedotenkov said at the International Naval Show in St. Petersburg.

Russian Navy warships are now performing missions in all areas of the World Ocean, with over 60 combat ships currently at sea, he said.

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