It was attended by more than 50 warships, submarines, ships, about 50 aircraft of the naval aviation of the Navy, more than 4 thousand military personnel
ST. PETERSBURG, July 22. /TASS/. The dress rehearsal of the 5th Main Naval Parade was held on Thursday in the waters of the Neva River (St. Petersburg), the Gulf of Finland and Kronstadt, a TASS correspondent reports.
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, more than 50 warships, submarines, ships and boats of various classes, about 50 naval aviation aircraft, more than 4 thousand military personnel took part in the rehearsal.
Among the ships and submarines that took part in the rehearsal on the Neva, the Gulf of Finland and Kronstadt are the missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov, the large anti - submarine ship Vice Admiral Kulakov, the newest strategic missile submarine of the Borei-A project Prince Vladimir, the nuclear submarine missile cruisers Vepr and Eagle, the frigate Admiral Kasatonov, the large landing ships Pyotr Morgunov, Olenegorsky miner", corvettes" Gremyashchy"," Stoyky "and others.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the distinctive aspects of the rehearsal are the high percentage of ships and submarines of a new generation capable of solving problems in the far ocean zone, the participation of seven nuclear and non-nuclear submarines at once, the participation of warships of the Navies of India, Pakistan, Iran, participation in the parade of a replica of the sailing battleship of the Peter's era "Poltava" and sailing ships of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club.
"We coped [with the rehearsal] very well. Today, very difficult weather conditions - wind, low clouds. Everyone coped, but according to security measures, we conducted the training, which was supposed to take place in Kronstadt, in the Gulf of Finland, that is, without starting the ships on a narrow fairway. This is normal, we have done everything in full, " Vice Admiral Vladimir Kasatonov, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, told reporters.
The main naval parade will be held in St. Petersburg on the Day of the Navy, which this year falls on July 25. More than 50 ships, including from India, Iran and Pakistan, and more than 4 thousand military personnel will take part in it. Parades in honor of the holiday will also be held in Severomorsk, Baltiysk, Sevastopol, Kaspiysk, Vladivostok and the Syrian Tartus.
