Bravo:
In October 2018 the Russian Navy received the last two of the original order of 14 Raptor (Project 03160) patrol boats. Three more are under construction in the St Petersburg shipyard where all have been built since the prototype was completed and tested successfully in 2013. Patrol boats like this have turned out to be the only successful post-Cold War Russian warship construction projects.
Which is good even though Russia's leaders may not think so.
Russia really just needs ballistic missile nuclear submarines for a survivable nuclear deterrent and a coastal defense navy (which would include conventional attack subs) to protect the coasts and the nuke subs.
The (blue water) fleet is one of the three traditional sources of Russian weakness. Modern Russia can't afford and doesn't need a blue water navy except to pretend they are still as powerful as the Soviet Union.
Honestly, their Kuznetsov mishap was a gift from God. Will Russia recognize this blessing in disguise and build the fleet they actually need?
UPDATE: To be clear, I mean "good" from Russia's perspective. I want them to try to build carriers--lots of them.
