Putin signed a decree to change the flags of the Russian Navy

The document was published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

Changes will affect order and guards order flags.

Previously, the order was located in the upper left corner, now it (or several orders) will be depicted in the center of the St.Andrew's Cross, the height of the order should be a third of the width of the flag.

The decree states that under no circumstances should ships lower the naval flag in front of the enemy, each crew member is obliged to defend and defend the naval flag in battle.

"In exceptional cases, when there is an immediate danger of the enemy seizing the naval flag and there is no real possibility of its protection and rescue, the naval flag is subject to destruction by order of the ship's commander," the document says.

Earlier it was reported that a night rehearsal of the parade of ships for the Day of the Navy was held in St. Petersburg.