| The Russian Navy has a new command Yesterday, Vladimir Putin changed the leadership of the Russian Navy. As previously predicted by many experts, instead of Admiral Vladimir Kuroyedov, Admiral Vladimir Masorin, who previously held the post of Chief of the General Staff - First Deputy Commander-in-Chief, was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. Former commander of the Northern Fleet, Admiral Mikhail Abramov, was appointed to Masorin’s previous position.
In a conversation with the new commander-in-chief of the Navy, the president said: “Without the fleet, it is impossible to seriously solve either the problems of ensuring Russia’s national security or a significant part of its economic tasks. The fleet is one of the main components of ensuring the security of the state in all its components, including the nuclear component.” According to Vladimir Putin, a realistic fleet development plan has recently been developed. “Many things have been done, we saw an aircraft-carrying cruiser in operation, we looked at the training of naval aviation pilots, the training of sailors, which is growing. Many ships have been repaired, some have been laid down, some ships have been received and are in service,” the president of the country emphasized.
Speaking about the work of the former commander-in-chief of the Navy, Putin said that positive changes in the fleet are also associated with the work of Admiral Kuroyedov. “We know the state of the fleet in 1997,” said the president. “It was not the best legacy. In previous years since the beginning of the 90s, unfortunately, a lot was lost. During this time, we not only "We restored a significant part of the fleet's combat power, but also created a program for its development that can be implemented."
In addition, yesterday it was announced that Vladimir Putin awarded the British, Japanese and American sailors who participated in the rescue of the AS-28 bathyscaphe. In particular, three Britons - Stuart Gold, Peter Nuttell and Ian Riches - will receive the Order of Naval Merit, the Japanese Kinoshita Kenji will be awarded the Order of Honor, the Order of Friendship will be awarded to the Americans Patrick Poon and Stephen Smith, and the British Jonathan Holloway and Keith Hewitt. The crew members of the AS-28 bathyscaphe were awarded the Order of Courage. Mikhail MANSKOY |
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