Ships

Ships salute during the celebration of the Russian Black Sea Navy Day in Sevastopol, the Crimea on Sunday, July 29, 2001. Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the celebration. The naval holiday “Sea force in glory of Russia” took place in the course of the celebration. 4 ships and barges with the naval flags of the USSR, Russia, Ukraine and Ukrainian frontier troops passed along the bar. 4 helicopters with the flags of Russian land forces, Russian Navy, Russian air forces and Ukrainian Navy flied over the tribune. Photo by Sergey Svetlitsky/ UNIAN