Russia's Main Naval Parade was held in St. Petersburg and Kronshtadt on July 28. The parade kicked off on the Neva River with the participation of the latest Admiral Kasatonov frigate, the Gremyashchiy corvette, the Kronshtadt submarine of project 677, the Mytishchi and the Serpukhov small missile ships and the Ivan Antonov minesweeper. The Main Naval Parade involved more than 4,000 personnel, 43 warships and submarines as well as 41 aircraft. China's destroyer Xian and India's frigate Tarkash took part in the naval parade in St. Petersburg for the first time. See the images of Russia's naval might in this gallery by TASS.
Russian Navy Day celebration in St. Petersburg
The Main Naval Parade involved more than 4,000 personnel, 43 warships and submarines as well as 41 aircraft
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, inspecting vessels taking part in a military parade in the Kronstadt roadstead on Russian Navy Day
© Alexei Nikolsky/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS The Sovetsk and Passat small missile ships during a military parade on the Neva River in St. Petersburg
© Peter Kovalev/TASS Russian Navy officers are seen during a military parade in St. Petersburg
© Mikhail Metzel/TASS Russian Navy officers aboard the Admiral Kasatonov frigate
© Mikhail Metzel/TASS Ivan Pasko and Alexei Barinov landing boats taking part in a military parade on the Neva River
© Peter Kovalev/TASS The Severomorsk large anti-submarine ship taking part in a military parade in the Kronstadt roadstead on Russian Navy Day
© Alexander Demianchuk/TASS Pavel Khenov minesweeper
© Mikhail Metzel/TASS Navy officers on the Kronstadt diesel-electric submarine
© Alexei Nikolsky/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS The Type 052C guided missile destroyer Xian of the Chinese Navy Surface Force
© Alexander Demianchuk/TASS Morshansk missile boat and the Passat small missile ship
© Peter Kovalev/TASS The crew of the P-104 Nakhimovets counter-sabotage boat (Project 21980)
© Peter Kovalev/TASS The Chuvashia missile boat, Liven small missile ship and Urengoi anti-submarine ship
© Alexander Demianchuk/TASS Aircraft leaving a trail in the Russian national colors during military parade on Russian Navy Day in St. Petersburg
© Peter Kovalev/TASS Fireworks lighting up the sky over the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg
© Peter Kovalev/TASS