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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-17T15:28:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://english.pravda.ru",
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  "textContent": "Russia needs more high‑technology warships in its naval fleet to respond to growing threats from NATO countries, Nikolai Patrushev, presidential aide and chairman of the Maritime Board, said in an interview with aif.ru.\nPatrushev on Naval Requirements\n\n\n\n\"We require far more ships of the distant and oceanic zones that can operate autonomously for extended periods far from their home bases,” Patrushev said. He emphasized the importance of focusing state resources on developing a technologically advanced Navy.\nIn June, Patrushev noted that Russian warships should surpass their foreign counterparts in capability and sophistication. At the 2024 International Maritime Salon \"Fleet‑2024,” Admiral Alexander Moiseyev, commander of the Russian Navy, also stressed that a modern fleet requires extensive use of unmanned systems.",
  "title": "Russia Needs More High‑Tech Warships, Patrushev Says as Naval Tensions Rise"
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