mo4ch:>Remember how France denied Moscow Mistrals over Ukraine? Now Russia ‘to make own carriers IN CRIMEA’ | Mo4ch News

Paris refused to sell Russia helicopter carriers after its reunification with Crimea. Now Moscow will reportedly build its own ships of the class, using the technology, training and cash from the aborted deal with France.The first if the two Russian-made helicopter carriers will be laid down next May, with one of them set to be completed by 2027, sources in the ship-building industry told TASS on Thursday. The vessels would reportedly carry up to 10 helicopters each and have large hangar-like well decks to deploy landing craft. The contract for the ships will be signed “in the coming months,” the source said.Filling the gapThe new vessels would significantly up Russia's naval game, since Moscow is in dire need of modern amphibious assault ships, says RT’s defense expert Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok. The existing amphibious APCs are “very bad swimmers,” which are able to “only land troops in secure coves with calm waters.” Also on rt.comWATCH Russian warships fire barrage of missiles…