Putin: “We have everything we need to defend the homeland and our national interests” – Telam

The President of Russia and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Vladimir Poutine, claimed that the Russian fleet is capable of detecting and destroying “any target” by witnessing a naval parade in St. Petersburg across the 325th anniversary of the Navy.

The event, the centerpiece of celebrations across Russia, brings together 54 ships, 48 ​​aircraft and more than 4,000 personnel, at a time of tension between the country and the Western powers.

Part of the shutdown, with launches by coastguards, missiles, minesweepers and other small boats, took place off the coast of the Neva in St. Petersburg; the other, with 16 ships, including two corvettes, a missile cruiser and an anti-submarine destroyer, was developed in the gulf of finland, near the naval base of Kronstadt, where three Indian, Iranian and Pakistani frigates also traveled.

“Today, the Russian fleet has everything necessary to defend the homeland and our national interests in an infallible manner. We are able to detect any enemy target underwater, on the surface of the sea or in the air and, if necessary, to strike an inevitable blow ““

Vladimir Poutine

For the first time, the Borei-A K-549 Knyaz Vladimir class nuclear submarine, equipped with ballistic missiles, participated in the parade.

In a speech to the troops, Putin stressed that Russia has successfully developed new weapons and that the navy has all the necessary means to defend national interests.

“Today the Russian fleet has everything necessary to defend the homeland and our national interests in an infallible manner. We are able to detect any enemy target underwater, on the surface of the sea or in the air and, if necessary, to strike it inevitably “, he declared, quoted by the Sputnik press agency.

Putin claimed that Russia had won its place among “main maritime powers of the world “having developed” a efficient naval aviation short and long range, reliable systems of coastal defense Yes latest generation hypersonic weapons and high precision, which are unmatched in the world and continue to be constantly and successfully improved. “

The festival program also includes an aerial demonstration with the participation of Be-12 amphibious aircraft, IL-38N and Tu-142M3 anti-submarines, Su-27, Su-30, Su-33 and MiG fighters. -29, frontline Su-27 bombers. -24M, Su-25 ground attack aircraft and MiG-31 interceptors.

Putin has praised his country’s new weapons in recent years, which he says are “invincible”, including the Avangard new generation hypersonic missile, who entered service with the Russian army in December 2019, and the Zircon, which was successfully tested in July.

Other weapons are also in development, such as the Kinjal hypersnotic missile for the air force and the nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile.

The latest systems S-500 defense zone, described as “unprecedented in the world,” were also successfully tested on July 20.

Naval parades are also planned this Sunday at other Navy bases across Russia – from the North Sea and the Baltic to the Black Sea, the Caspian and the Pacific Ocean – as well as in the logistics base that the Navy maintains in Tartous, the Syrian coast of the Mediterranean.

Due to the pandemic, parades are taking place without an audience or with limited capacity.

In total, they participate in the celebrations 15,000 efficient, more than 200 surface ships and submarines, more than 80 planes and some 120 pieces of military equipment.