Russian President Vladimir Putin will give the command to lay down warships at three shipyards in a video conference on August 23. This was announced on Sunday, August 22, the Kremlin's press service reported.
Putin will take part in the opening ceremony of the international military-technical forum "Army – 2021" and "Army International Games – 2021" on August 23.
"Within the framework of the forum, the head of state will give a video conference command to lay warships for the Navy at the leading shipbuilding enterprises of Russia-in Severodvinsk at JSC Sevmash, in St. Petersburg at JSC Admiralty Shipyards and PJSC Amur Shipbuilding Plant in Komsomolsk — on-Amur, "the message says.
In addition, the president will visit the first educational and methodological center for military-patriotic education of young people "Avangard".
On July 25, Vladimir Putin took part in the launching of the Mechanic Sizov super trawler in St. Petersburg, the ceremony was held at the Admiralty Shipyards. The supertrauler "Mechanic Sizov" was laid down in June 2020. It is named after the senior mechanic Vladimir Abramovich Sizov (1936-2013), who devoted more than 30 years to working in the fishing fleet.
