Latest missile frigate enters service with Russian Navy

July 21, 2020

Tass

The Project 22350 frigate Admiral Kasatonov has entered service with the Russian Navy, Navy Spokesman Captain 1st Rank Igor Dygalo announced on Tuesday.

“By order of Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, the Project 22350 latest frigate Admiral Kasatonov has been accepted for service in the Navy,” the spokesman said.

The ceremony of accepting the frigate for service in the Navy and hoisting the St. Andrew’s (Russian naval) flag on its board was held in the Neva roadstead, following the warship’s arrival for its participation in Russia’s Main Naval Parade.

“The frigate Admiral Kasatonov, which has successfully completed state trials, has been accepted for service in the Navy in the Neva roadstead abeam Senate Square. The Navy has received another ship capable of effectively coping with assigned missions in long-distance maritime and oceanic zones,” Yevmenov said.

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