The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that on April 30, 2026, a solemn ceremony was held in Baltiysk for the first raising of the Naval flag of the Russian Federation and the commissioning of the Polar minesweeper of project 12700 (code "Alexandrite") with factory number 530, built for the Navy at JSC Sredne-Nevsky Shipbuilding. the plant (SNSZ, part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC) in St. Petersburg. This is the tenth Project 12700 ship commissioned by the Navy. The Polar minesweeper became part of the Northern Fleet.
The ceremony of raising the Naval flag of the Russian Federation on the Polar minesweeper (serial number 530) of project 12700 (code "Alexandrite"), built at JSC Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard. Baltiysk, 30.04.2026 (c) JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation"
The event was led by Admiral Konstantin Kabantsov, Commander of the Northern Fleet. The ceremony was attended by Andrey Bogomolov, USC Deputy General Director for Military Shipbuilding and Special Programs, and Sergey Karachkov, General Director of the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard.
The Polar minesweeper (serial number 530) was officially laid down at the SNSZ in St. Petersburg on June 12, 2022 and launched on April 24, 2025.
Previously, nine Project 12700 minesweepers were built and transferred to the Russian Navy at the SNSZ - Alexander Obukhov (serial number 521, commissioned by the Navy on December 9, 2016), Ivan Antonov (serial number 523, commissioned on January 26, 2019), Vladimir Yemelyanov (serial number 524, commissioned commissioned on December 28, 2019), "Yakov Balyaev" (factory number 525, commissioned on December 26, 2020), "Georgy Kurbatov" (factory number 522, commissioned on August 20, 2021), "Peter Ilyichev" (factory number 526, commissioned on November 16, 2022), Anatoly Shlemov (factory number 527, commissioned on December 29, 2022), Lev Chernavin (factory number 528, commissioned on December 25, 2023) and Afanasy Ivannikov (factory number 529, commissioned on May 7, 2025).
The lead minesweeper Alexander Obukhov and the minesweeper Lev Chernavin are part of the Baltic Fleet, the minesweepers Yakov Balyaev, Pyotr Ilyichev and Anatoly Shlemov are part of the Pacific Fleet, the minesweepers Ivan Antonov, Vladimir Yemelyanov and Georgy Kurbatov are part of the Black Sea Fleet, Both the Afanasy Ivannikov and now the Polyarny minesweepers are part of the Northern Fleet.
The construction of the Dmitry Lysov minesweepers of this project (serial number 531, laid down on June 19, 2023, launched on December 5, 2025, scheduled for commissioning into the Northern Fleet), Semyon Agafonov (serial number 532, laid down on January 18, 2024), Viktor Korner is also continuing at the SNSZ." (factory number 533, laid down on July 16, 2024), "Sergey Premin" (factory number 534, laid down on May 16, 2025), "Leonid Balyakin" (factory number 535, laid down on August 29, 2025) and "Dmitry Glukhov" (factory number 536, laid down on April 24, 2026).
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The ceremony of raising the Naval flag of the Russian Federation on the Polar minesweeper (serial number 530) of project 12700 (code "Alexandrite"), built at JSC Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard. Baltiysk, 30.04.2026 (c) The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation
