“Until the end of this year, in particular, the Navy will include the frigate Admiral of the Fleet Kasatonov, the Gremyashchy corvette, the small rocket ship Ingushetia, the mine defense ship Vladimir Emelyanov, the medium sea tanker Akademik Pashin and other vessels security, ”- said in a statement following a meeting of the Military Council of the Navy.

In addition, it is expected that by the end of 2019, the second Volkhov submarine for the Pacific Fleet will be launched.

At the end of August, the Zvezda channel reported that Admiral Kasatonov went to the final stage of factory tests.