Today, the foundation of modern submarine forces of the Russian Navy consists of strategic nuclear and multi-purpose vessels armed with ballistic and sea-launched missiles.
Russia's non-nuclear submarine fleet is currently undergoing modification, with the construction of units with an anaerobic power plant set to begin this year.
The Project 667BDRM Yury Dolgoruky nuclear ballistic missile submarine of the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet in Gadzhiyevo in the Murmansk region.
The submarines "Vyborg," foreground, and "Stary Oskol" during a rehearsal of the Russian Navy Day parade in Baltiysk's sea canal.
A crew member of the Stary Oskol submarine during a special tactical drill at the Novorossiysk naval base.
The Russian 955 Borei "Vladimir Monomakh" nuclear-powered submarine has arrived at its habitual base Vilyuchinsk in Kamchatka.
The crew of the Stary Oskol submarine practice fighting a fire during a special tactical drill at the Novorossiysk naval base.
Launching the diesel-electric Project 636 submarine Kolpino of the Varshavyanka / Kilo class at the Admiralty Shipyard in St. Petersburg.
A crew member of the Stary Oskol submarine during a special tactical drill at the Novorossiysk naval base.
Northern Fleet submarine crew trains in Gadzhiyevo in the Murmansk region.
Ballistic missile submarine Dmitry Donskoi arrives in Kronstadt to participate in the Navy Day Parade.
The Stary Oskol submarine crew during a special tactical drill at the Novorossiysk naval base.
The launching ceremony for the nuclear submarine cruiser Kazan of the Russian Navy in Severodvinsk.
A member of the crew of the Yury Dolgoruky nuclear ballistic missile submarine of the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet in Gadzhiyevo in the Murmansk region.
From left: the Kolpino diesel submarine, the Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered guided-missile heavy cruiser and the Dmitry Donskoi nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine during the final rehearsal of the naval parade to celebrate Russian Navy Day in Kronstadt.
A serviceman and his girlfriend during the welcoming ceremony for the newly launched diesel submarine Krasnodar in Sevastopol.
