Black Sea Fleet Commander Alexander Vitko, foreground, and Prime Minister of the Republic of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov attend the official ceremony to consecrate St. Andrew flags, which are the Russian Navy's official banners, before their are raised at the Navy's new Buyan-class missile corvettes Serpukhov and Zelyony Dol. The ships are equipped with the Kalibr-NK universal missile complex and have joined the Black Sea Fleet to be based in Sevastopol.

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The new Buyan-class missile corvettes, Zelyony Dol, left, and Serpukhov, equipped with the Kalibr-NK universal missile complex, have joined Russia's Black Sea Fleet to be based in Sevastopol.

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The official flag-raising ceremony at the Russian Navy's new Buyan-class missile corvette Serpukhov. The ship is equipped with the Kalibr-NK universal missile complex and has joined the Black Sea Fleet to be based in Sevastopol.

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Ceremony of consecration in the Church of St. Andrew's flags and lifting them to a new black sea fleet ships in Sevastopol December 2015 Max Vetrov

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Ceremony of consecration in the Church of St. Andrew's flags and lifting them to a new black sea fleet ships in Sevastopol December 2015 Max Vetrov

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Black Sea Fleet Commander Alexander Vitko attends the official flag-raising ceremony at the Russian Navy's new Buyan-class missile corvettes Serpukhov and Zelyony Dol. The ships are equipped with the Kalibr-NK universal missile complex and have joined the Black Sea Fleet to be based in Sevastopol.

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Official consecration ceremony of St. Andrew flags, the Russian Navy's official banners, prior to the flags being raised at the Navy's new Buyan-class missile corvettes Serpukhov and Zelyony Dol.The ships are equipped with the Kalibr-NK universal missile complex and have joined the Black Sea Fleet to be based in Sevastopol.

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Official consecration ceremony of St. Andrew flags, the Russian Navy's official banners, prior to the flags being raised at the Navy's new Buyan-class missile corvettes Serpukhov and Zelyony Dol. The ships are equipped with the Kalibr-NK universal missile complex and have joined the Black Sea Fleet to be based in Sevastopol.

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official consecration ceremony for St. Andrew flags, the Russian Navy's official banners, prior to the flags being raised at the Navy's new Buyan-class missile corvettes Serpukhov and Zelyony Dol. The ships are equipped with the Kalibr-NK universal missile complex and have joined the Black Sea Fleet to be based in Sevastopol.

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