A new corvette was commissioned into service with the Russian Navy on Friday, December 25.
Built by Amur Shipyard, the Project 20380 vessel has been named Geroy Rossiyskoy Federatsii Aldar Tsydenzhapov ("Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov") after a Russian Navy sailor who was posthumously awarded Russia's highest honorary title.
Aldar Tsydenzhapov will sail as part of the Russian Pacific Fleet.