19.07 Russia�s Pacific Fleet to Receive New Warships in 2014

MOSCOW, July 19 (RIA Novosti) � The Russian Pacific Fleet will start receiving new warships in 2014 for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the fleet�s commanders said.

�Rather large-scale deliveries of new equipment, new warships to the Pacific Fleet will start in 2014,� Rear Admiral Sergei Avakyants said in an interview with Rossiya 24 television on Thursday.

Avakyants emphasized the fact that the fleet received a new warship last time in 1991.

According to the Russian military, at least one of the two Mistral-class helicopter carriers, being built in France for the Russian navy, is intended for the Pacific Fleet, which has already prompted concerns in Japan.