Vladimir Putin led Russia's first major naval parade in years today, the day after a violent police crackdown on anti-government protesters in Moscow.
The Russian President went aboard one of the vessels in the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg on the Gulf of Finland. The parade, the biggest in years, included 43 ships and submarines and 4,000 troops.
The parade included impressive displays of Russian ships and jets, as well as parachutists and missile launches.
It was an impressive show of Russia's military might which came shortly after serious questions have been raised about the capacity of Great Britain's Royal Navy.
Putin and Russian military generals were all smiles after watching the Russian fleet parade as part of the Navy Day celebration
Above left: The Sovetsk small missile ship during today's Navy Day in St Petersburg. Above right: The P-104 Nakhimovets counter-sabotage boat motors beneath a raised bridge
Sukhoi Su-25sm jet aircraft fly over during the impressive military parade which exhibited the strength of Russia's navy and military
The Tatarsna missile ship (right) of the Russian Navy's Caspian Flotilla is lined with sailors standing to attention on the Volga River
The parade was the biggest in years, included 43 ships and submarines and 4,000 troops the day after violence erupted in Moscow
Last year, the 66-year-old former KGB intelligence officer won a landslide re-election and a new six-year term until 2024
Britain's Royal Navy has only ordered one aircraft carrier, a handful of offshore patrol vessels, five submarines, and a single new frigate for the next decade as a report says its force will get even smaller.
Britain's ability to defend itself was exposed following Iran seizing the UK-flagged tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz.
A second Royal Navy warship arrived in the Gulf today to protect British merchant ships amid the stand-off with Iran.
HMS Duncan will add military clout to cargo carriers and tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz where the British-flagged Stena Impero was seized by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards last week.
The Type 45 Destroyer will work with the Type 23 Frigate HMS Montrose until late August.
The Royal Navy warship HMS Duncan (file photo) will add military clout to cargo carriers and tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The Navy has come under fire and its ability to defend Britons has been questioned
HMS Duncan has arrived in the Gulf to protect British merchant ships amid a stand-off with Iran after a UK-flagged tanker was seized
But Britain's diminishing fleet represents a stark contrast to Russia's defensive arsenal which was proudly on display in St. Petersburg today.
Putin was spending the weekend away from the Russian capital where nearly 1,400 pro-democracy protesters were detained yesterday.
A Russian group that monitors police arrests said it was the largest number of detentions at a rally in the Russian capital this decade.
Police wielded batons and wrestled with protesters around the Moscow City Hall after thousands thronged nearby streets, rallying against a move by election authorities to bar opposition candidates from the Sept. 8 ballot for the Moscow city council.
Yesterday's protests showed how Kremlin critics and especially younger people remain intent on pressing to open Russia's tightly-choreographed political system to competition.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny had called the protest to persuade officials to allow opposition-minded candidates to run in a September 8 vote.
Authorities say they were barred because they failed to collect sufficient genuine signatures in their support.
The Russian Navy showed off its ships and sailors near St Petersburg as the country marked Navy Day. Above: President Vladimir Putin stands next to commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy Nikolai Yevmenov
Jet fighters perform a flyover during the impressive parade today off the Gulf of Finland and let off streams of colourful smoke
Navy officers adorned head to toe in white uniforms with gold detailing march in step beside Russia's powerful military arsenal
A replica of the Russian Navy Poltava 54-gun battleship is anchored on the Neva River during the day of celebrations
Putin was also flanked by Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu (dressed in green). Today's parade, the biggest in years, included 43 ships and submarines and 4,000 troops
Putin was spending the weekend away from Moscow, the Russian capital, where nearly 1,400 people were detained Saturday in a violent police crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Above: The Karakurt-class corvette, named 'Sovetsk' arrives in the Gulf of Finland, in St Petersburg, for today's parade
Navalny and his allies have no seats in parliament and are starved of air time on state TV where many Russians still get their news.
And today, Navalny, who is serving a stint in jail for calling the unauthorised protests, was hospitalised after suffering an acute allergic reaction on Sunday, his spokeswoman said.
He was jailed for 30 days this week for calling for the march against the exclusion of several opposition-minded candidates from a local election later this year.
Kira Yarmysh, Navalny's spokeswoman, wrote on Twitter that Navalny had been hospitalised on Sunday morning with 'severe swelling of the face and skin redness.'
She said the cause of Navalny's allergic reaction was unknown and that he had never had suffered from such reactions in the past.
Chants of 'Russia without Putin' and 'Putin resign' had echoed through central Moscow yesterday as guardsmen clad in riot gear beat back protesters with batons and roughly detained people.
A Russian group that monitors police arrests gave the figure Sunday, saying it was the largest number of detentions at a rally in the Russian capital this decade. Above: Sonya Class minesweeper the 'Pavel Khenov' arrives at the Navy Day parade
The Navy Day parade in St Petersburg was established by order of president Putin in 2017 as the main anniversary event in connection with the celebrations. Above: The Korolev large landing ship takes part in the military parade
Up in smoke: The Muromets ant-submarine ship fires fearsome missiles into the air, which blast a bright orange jet behind them as they launch
Ships and air force units from the Black Sea, Baltic, Northern and Pacific fleets feature in the annual parade. Above: Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets show off what they can do in the skies above St Petersburg
The four fighter jets fired impressive flares into the sky and they were trailed by grey plumes of smoke which wowed spectators below
The parade also featured daring parachute jumps from Russian military personnel. The parade is an opportunity for president Putin to show off the latest weaponry at the disposal of his country's navy
At least one woman and a man appeared to have suffered serious head wounds. Activists said the crackdown was the harshest since a wave of anti-Kremlin protests in 2011-12.
Opinion polls in the past have shown support for Navalny, a lawyer and anti-corruption activist, only in the single digits.
But backers note he won almost a third of the vote in a 2013 Moscow mayoral race and say his movement could build momentum in the Russian capital if allowed to compete fairly.
OVD-Info, an independent monitoring group, said police detained at least 1,373 people before or at Saturday's protest. As in past sweeps, many were only held for a matter of hours.
Police put participation at more than 3,500 people, of whom it said around 700 people were journalists and bloggers. Activists said the number attending was likely to have been much higher.
Another parachutist displayed the Russian flag as they jumped from a plane flying in the skies above St Petersburg today
Elite members of the Russian navy parade their fearsome weapons in the air during the Navy Day celebrations
Older Russian ships also took part in the parade. Above: The enormous three-mast tall sailing ship the Khersones comes into the harbour in St Petersburg
The parade starts at 11am and as well as the main event in St Petersburg, parades are also held at other naval bases around the country
Today's protest came after yesterday's protests in Moscow against , which saw 1,400 arrested by Russian police in what was one of the biggest crackdowns of recent years against an increasingly defiant opposition. Above: Putin stands alongside navy commander Nkolai Yevmenov (centre) and another navy officer
Some activists were arrested twice after being released and then returning to protest in a different place. Reuters witnesses said some of those detained appeared to be ordinary passersby in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Though Putin's approval rating is still high at well over 60 percent, it is lower than it used to be due to discontent over years of falling incomes.
Last year, the 66-year-old former KGB intelligence officer won a landslide re-election and a new six-year term until 2024.
Burnishing his man of action image, Putin spent Saturday diving to the bottom of the Gulf of Finland in a mini-submarine to honour a Soviet submarine that sunk there in World War Two.
Russian president Vladimir Putin dived to the bottom of the Gulf of Finland yesterday aboard a submersible to explore a Soviet submarine which was sunk during World War Two
Among the Russian military assets on display was the Korolyov large landing ship, which was pictured releasing a BTR-82A amphibious armoured personnel carrier into the water in St Petersburg
This Russian rescue crew member looked to be having a little too much fun as he leaped into the water while wearing his buoyant waterproof suit
The rescue personnel demonstrated their impressive floating suits by lying on the surface of the water during today's parade
Members of the navy also took part in a demonstration of a water rescue and they stood out in their bright orange waterproof suits
Last month, Putin taunted the UK over the Tory leadership race by suggesting that Russia was more of a democracy than Britain. Above: The Russian president speaks with his defence minister, Sergei Shoigu as navy commander Yevmenov stands behind him
Thousands of Russian citizens watched today's celebrations and were pictured taking photos and videos with their smartphones and cameras
The Aleksin small anti-submarine ship was just one of the numerous vessels taking part in today's parade celebrating annual Navy Day
Sailors were also pictured enjoying themselves during the celebrations. Above: A Russian sailor smiles as he soaks himself in a fountain in St Petersburg
St Petersburg residents turned out in their thousands to watch the show of force from their country's navy. Above: An older man plays the accordian while two of his companions sing along
One of the guys: A group of Russian sailors sing together as one of them holds a little Jack Russell, which is sitting in his shoulder bag
The Shchuka-class submarine Shch-308 sank in October 1942 near the island of Gogland, west of St Petersburg, the Russian capital.
In scenes which made Mr Putin appear like a villain from a James Bond film, Mr Putin was pictured smiling in the underwater craft, a C-Explorer 3.11 submersible.
Its airtight glass bubble protected Mr Putin, who first became Russian president in 1999 and has continuously ruled the country since 2012.
The Russian Interior Ministry and the Moscow hospital where Navalny's spokeswoman said he was being treated could not immediately be reached for comment.
Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition figure, has served several stints in jail in recent years for organising anti-government demonstrations.
The European Court of Human Rights last year ruled that Russia's arrests and detention of Navalny in 2012 and 2014 were politically-motivated and breached his human rights, a ruling Moscow called questionable.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, currently serving a jail stint for calling for unauthorised protests, was hospitalised after suffering an acute allergic reaction on Sunday. Above: Navalny appeared in a Moscow court last Wednesday afterbeing charged with unlawfully organising a public gathering
Navalny was jailed for 30 days this week for calling for an unauthorised march to protest against the exclusion of several opposition-minded candidates from a local election later this year
Police rounded up more than 1,000 people in the Russian capital at the march on Saturday in one of the biggest crackdowns of recent years against an increasingly defiant opposition decrying President Vladimir Putin's tight grip on power
Chants of 'Russia without Putin' and 'Putin resign' echoed through central Moscow as guardsmen clad in riot gear beat back protesters with batons and roughly detained people
Police wrestled with protesters around the mayor's office, sometimes charging into the crowd with their batons raised. OVD-Info, an organization that monitors political arrests in Russia , said 638 people were detained
A riot police officer holds up an injured man with his camera still around his neck after he suffers a blow to the head during the protests yesterday
People take part in an unauthorized rally in support of rejected Moscow City Duma candidates held by Russian opposition in central Moscow, Russia, yesterday
Police wrestled with protesters around the mayor's office, sometimes charging into the crowd with their batons raised
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