China News Service, July 25th - According to a report by the Russian Sputnik news agency on the 24th, Russian President Putin stated that Russia must have a modern, well-equipped fleet capable of fully addressing current and future threats and risks.

Photo: Putin.

According to the report, Putin said, "I have said this many times, and I repeat it again here: we must have a modern, well-equipped fleet that can fully address current and future threats and risks."

Putin pointed out that the construction of strategic nuclear submarines is one of the most important components of Russia's "triad" nuclear forces, and at the meeting on the development of Russia's underwater naval forces, he listed the construction of strategic nuclear submarine forces as one of the priority development directions.

In addition, when delivering a speech at the flag-raising ceremony for the nuclear-powered submarine "Knyaz Pozharsky" in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast in northwestern Russia, Putin also said, "The 'Borei-A' class nuclear submarines are the intermediate force of Russia's sea-based strategic nuclear forces and will continue to ensure national security for several decades to come."

According to the introduction, the nuclear-powered submarine "Knyaz Pozharsky" was launched in 2024 and is equipped with modern missile and torpedo weapon systems, navigation, radio technology, and sonar weapons. It is the fourth mass-produced nuclear submarine under the "Borei-A" project.

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