The parade will take
place in St. Petersburg and Kronshtadt on July 28.
MOSCOW, July 16.
/TASS/. Russia’s Main Naval Parade in St. Petersburg and Kronshtadt on July 28
will involve 43 warships, 41 aircraft and more than 4,000 personnel, Defense
Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the ministry’s conference call on Tuesday.
"It [the parade]
will take place in St. Petersburg and Kronshtadt on July 28, on Navy Day, It
will involve 43 combat ships and 41 aircraft furnished with the latest
armament. More than 4,000 servicemen and Young Army Movement members will be
involved," the defense chief said.
Naval parades will
also take place at the main naval bases of the Russian Fleets and the Caspian
Flotilla in Severomorsk, Baltyisk, Sevastopol, Vladivostok and Astrakhan, and
also in the Syrian port of Tartus, Shoigu said.
"Overall, more
than 150 combat ships of various classes, about 80 planes and over 15,000
personnel are set to take part [in naval parades]," the defense minister
said.
An increasing number
of foreign guests attend Russia’s naval parades with each passing year, Shoigu
said.
This time, 26 foreign
delegations will attend the naval celebrations. China, India, Vietnam and the
Philippines will send their combat ships to Russia’s naval parades, the defense
chief said.
The military
orchestras of Thailand and Vietnam will also take part in Russia’s naval
celebrations. They will perform together with the consolidated orchestra of the
Russian Navy.
Source: ITAR-TASS
16-07-2019
