MOSCOW, May 5 (RIA Novosti) - An updated nuclear submarine, the Dmitri Donskoi, will very soon enter the Russian fleet inventories, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said to journalists in Moscow.
To quote: "Very soon a new nuclear submarine, the Dmitri Donskoi, will come into service. Choice of the name is symbolical", Sergei Ivanov said.
The heavy nuclear missile cruiser of Project 941 Taifun is being updated in Severodvinsk for the new missile systems. Since last year it has been testing the new intercontinental missile systems Bulava.
Dmitri Donskoi (1350-1389) was the first of the Moscow princes to lead the popular armed struggle against Mongol-Tatars. In 1380 Dmitri Donskoi, leading the united Russian forces, defeated the invading forces of Khan Mamai in the Battle of Kulikovo. He passed for the first time the throne to his senior son Vasili without the Golden Horde consent.
