At present, if we focus not on the list of personnel, but "on what can really be thrown into battle, it is obvious that the Russian Navy has fallen to the level of approximately South Korea in terms of available serviceable and combat-ready surface ships, "the Military-Industrial Courier newspaper writes.
"And this is the best case scenario," says the weekly.
According to the Russian publication, the strength of the Russian Navy is " the presence of nuclear submarines and, theoretically — an aircraft carrier." "But this aircraft carrier is in perpetual repair, and the level of training of naval aviation regiments today can be considered only a reason for swearing and nothing more," the weekly writes.
In the publication of the publication dedicated to the plans for the construction of two universal landing ships (UDC) of the project 23900 in Kerch (Crimea), it is said that there are no existing landing helicopters, a suitable floating ship and a powerful main power plant (GEP) for these products.
"The number of potential bottlenecks that accompany the project 23900, calls into question its practical feasibility and makes high risks that the built ship will be either useless or unsuitable for use for its intended purpose," the publication says.
In January, The Drive wrote that Russia should abandon its only aircraft carrier — the "cursed" Admiral Kuznetsov, focusing on building a pair of new UDC.
On July 6, 2020, Russia [...] laid down six warships at once, in particular, in Kerch — UDC (helicopter carriers) "Ivan Rogov" and " Mitrofan Moskalenko "of the project 23900"Priboy".