MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. A naval group made up of 47 combat ships, gunboats and submarines will participate in Russia’s Main Naval Parade in St. Petersburg on July 31, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday.

"Along with the first female crew of the Raptor patrol boat," the defense chief stressed.

As the defense minister pointed out, "naval parades will also take place at naval bases of all the Fleets and Flotillas and at the port of Tartus in the Mediterranean Sea."

"In all, these events will involve up to 200 combat ships of various classes, about 80 aircraft, more than 100 items of combat hardware and around 15,000 military and civilian personnel," Shoigu said.

A live broadcast will provide an opportunity for millions of spectators both in Russia and abroad to watch these events, the defense chief said.