Russian Navy to receive 5 nuclear submarines next year

MOSCOW, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- A Russian shipyard will deliver five nuclear-powered submarines to the Russian Navy in 2020, Mikhail Budnichenko, chief executive officer of the shipyard, said in an interview with TASS news agency published on Friday.

The Sevmash Shipyard is preparing to deliver the latest fourth-generation ballistic missile carriers Prince Vladimir and Prince Oleg, Budnichenko said.

The list also includes the Belgorod special mission submarine, and the Kazan and Novosibirsk cruise missile submarines, he said.

Sevmash, Russia's sole nuclear submarine manufacturer, is located in the port city of Severodvinsk on the White Sea.