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Russian Navy expects to receive 40 new ships in 2017

The commander-in-chief says Russia’s Navy hopes to get 40 combat and support ships this year
The Admiral Gorshkov frigate Alexei Akentiev/Northern shipyard
The Admiral Gorshkov frigate
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ST. PETERSBURG, April 19. /TASS/. Russia’s Navy hopes to get 40 combat and support ships this year, the Navy’s commander-in-chief, Vladimir Korolyov, said on Wednesday.

"This year we are to get 40 combat and logistic ships, including frigates The Admiral Gorshkov and The Admiral Makarov, as well as missile boats," he said.

Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said at the ministry’s annual board meeting the Russian Navy in 2016 received two new submarines and 24 logistic ships.