While taking part in Saint Petersburg's main naval parade, the Russian president unveils a new doctrine.
On Sunday, Russia observed its Navy Day summer break with naval parades throughout the country.
The main event was held in St Petersburg, the second-largest city in the nation, where President Vladimir Putin was present.
Following the fleet inspection, Putin gave a brief speech in which he declared the navy would soon receive "formidable" hypersonic Zircon cruise missiles. The missiles can outrun air defenses by moving at nine times the sound speed.
Earlier, he put his signature on a new providing accurate naval doctrine that outlines the broad strategic goals of the Russian navy, including its aspirations to become a "great maritime power" with global reach.
According to the doctrine, "the key senior of the USA to continue to control the world's oceans" and the advancement of the NATO mutual defence treaty closer to Russia's borders pose the biggest threats to the country.
The doctrine acknowledges that Russia does not possess sufficient navy bases around the world and that if other soft powers, like diplomatic and economical tools, are exhausted, Russia sometimes use its conventional forces appropriate manner to the predicament in the world's oceans.
In Saint Petersburg, the missile boat Chuvashia set sail during the parade. [Reuters/Maxim Shemetov]
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, waves in Saint Petersburg alongside Sergei Shoigu, the defence minister, and Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, the head of the Russian Navy. via AFP, Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik Host Series of pictures Agency
During in the Navy Day commemoration in Petrograd, one can see the Russian destroyer Admiral Gorshkov moored inside the Neva River. [AP Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky]
In Saint Petersburg, Russian warships sail, including the minesweepers Pavel Khenov but also Alexander Obukhov. [Reuters/Anton Vaganov]
Putin declared that the navy would soon receive the zircon hypersonic cruise missiles. The missiles can outrun air defences by moving at 9 times the rate. [Reuters] Alexei Danichev/Sputnik/Pool
During the parade in Saint Petersburg, Russian military aircraft, including maritime reconnaissance but instead, anti-submarine Tu-142 aircraft, fly in formation. [Reuters/Maxim Shemetov]
In the Kaliningrad region of Baltiysk, the Russian sports car Aleksin launches missiles at the crowd. [Reuters/Vitaly Nevar]
The length of Russia's extensive coastline is about 37,650 km (23,400 miles). [Reuters/Vitaly Nevar]