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Military Parade Struts Across St. Petersburg to Mark Russian Navy Day

16:58 GMT, 30 July 2023
Every year, on the last Sunday of July, Russia celebrates the Navy Day. This holiday was established by presidential decree in 2006, but its tradition goes back centuries and is linked to the events of the Great Northern War when the Russian Navy was established.
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From its inception as a bunch of wooden ships three centuries ago, today, the Russian Navy is a formidable and technically advanced flotilla with nuclear-capable strategic missile carriers and general-purpose naval forces. Russia's sea power consists of several geographically-based formations: the Northern Fleet, the Pacific Fleet, the Baltic Fleet, the Black Sea Fleet and the Caspian Flotilla.
Navy Day was marked by military parades in the port cities of Vladivostok and Baltyisk and with the principle naval parade held in St. Petersburg, which was attended by President Vladimir Putin and African heads of states.
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The Uglich missile ship at the parade in honor of Navy Day.

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Russian warships near Kronstadt, the Gulf of Finland.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, the supreme commander-in-chief, and Burkina Faso's Interim President Ibrahim Traore attend the parade in honor of Navy Day.

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The Sovetsk missile ship at the parade marking Navy Day.

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The Kabardino-Balkaria anti-submarine ship fires demonstrative rounds during the parade marking Navy Day.

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Participants of a historical re-enactment on board the landing boat, Aleksey Barinov.

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An army orchestra conductor (kapellmeister) in Kronstadt.

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The Severomorsk large anti-submarine ship joins the parade along the waters of the Gulf of Finland in Kronstadt.

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Sailors salute the parade, marking Navy Day.

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A historical re-enactment in Vladivostok.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is the supreme commander-in-chief, and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu host the Navy Day parade.

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The Dmitrov submarine joins the parade in the waters of the Gulf of Finland in Kronstadt.

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Spectators at the parade celebration in Baltiysk

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Warships at the Vladivostok parade, marking Navy Day.

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Parade spectators in St. Petersburg.

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The Marshal Shaposhnikov multi-purpose frigate at the parade in Vladivostok.

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Commander of the Baltic Fleet Vladimir Vorobyov (right) observes a parade in Baltiysk.

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A parade of Russian warships along the waters of the Gulf of Finland in Kronstadt.

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Marines demonstrate their abilities during festivities in Baltiysk.

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Parade spectators in Kronstadt.

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