Russian Navy Expands with 22 New Vessels in 2025

Local shipbuilders have delivered 19 surface ships and vessels along with three submarines to the Russian Navy by the end of 2025, according to Viktor Yevtukhov, Head of the Russian Presidential Directorate for State Defense Industry Policy.

Speaking after a flag-raising ceremony for the Velikiye Luki diesel-electric submarine at JSC Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg, Yevtukhov said the deliveries included a range of modern naval platforms, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

"In 2025, our shipbuilders delivered 19 different surface ships and vessels, as well as three submarines, including the modern strategic nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Knyaz Pozharsky, which has no analogues in the world, and two new non-nuclear submarines built at the Admiralty Shipyards: the Yakutsk (Varshavyanka-class) and the Velikiye Luki (a modernized Lada-class)," Yevtukhov said after.

Yevtukhov emphasized that domestic innovative solutions were used in the construction of each ship. Import substitution in the Navy has reached almost 100%, he added.

"I’d like to repeat that we have the most modern navy." This fact has been confirmed by both Russian and international experts," Yevtukhov said.

USC General Director Andrey Puchkov said at a flag-raising ceremony for the Velikiye Luki diesel-electric submarine that " this year, USC shipyards have demonstrated good results. We are currently delivering a third submarine to the Navy. Two more have been undocked. This is the result of effective cooperation between the designers, shipbuilders, and the Navy. This close collaboration has allowed us to move to serial production of the Lada-class submarines. The corresponding contract has already been signed with the Defense Ministry. Their construction will continue at the Admiralty Shipyards," Puchkov said.