Russian shipbuilders will lay down six ships and submarines for the Victory Day. This was reported on Tuesday, April 27, by TASS, citing a source in the shipbuilding industry.
"In early May, two nuclear-powered strategic missile cruisers of the project 955A" Borey-A", two corvettes of the project 20380, two submarines of the project 636.3 will be laid down, " the source said.
He added that two strategic submarine cruisers will be laid at Sevmash, two corvettes-at the Amur Shipyard, as well as two submarines of the Varshavyanka project — at the Admiralty Shipyards. All the listed enterprises are part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) system.
The submarines Dmitry Donskoy and Prince Potemkin will be laid down on the Sevmash. At the "Admiralty shipyards" — submarines "Mozhaisk" and "Yakutsk". The corvettes being prepared for laying have not yet received their names.
The exact dates of the bookmark are unknown. The press services of the USC and its subordinate enterprises did not comment on this initiative.
On April 26, the dress rehearsal of the air part of the Victory Parade took place over Alabino. For the first time in the parade on May 9, heavy transport vehicles Mi-26 will fly over Red Square, followed by the formation of Mi-8 and Mi-35. The column will be led by the Tu-160 missile carrier, it will be accompanied by combat "drying". At the end, a group of "Swifts" and "Russian Knights" will perform — they will traditionally paint the sky in the colors of the Russian tricolor.
