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![Russia Pyotr Ilyichev Minesweeper](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol4%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2F0000%2F0653%2F02%2F000006530239_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_QW5kcmVpIEJlc3Nvbm92ICM2NTMwMjM5_116%3A95_sputnik-6530239-preview_81a111a32bf371beb155ab2050638b32.jpg)
An aerial view shows Pyotr Ilyichev project 12700 Aleksandrit class minesweeper during its launching ceremony at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The main feature the project is a monolithic fiberglass hull shaped by vacuum infusion. The ships of the class are designed to use various flails, as well as tele-guided and autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles and unmanned surface vehicles to disable or destroy mines at safe distances.
- Package: Russia Pyotr Ilyichev Minesweeper
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Science & Technology
- Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
- Event date: 28.04.2021
- Date published: 28.04.2021
- Author: Andrei Bessonov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5472x3078px, 7.1Mb
- Job-ID: ce35d7ce11740cd8