The Russian Navy faced both financial mismanagement and a shortage of money during the 1990s and early 2000s. Damage to infrastructure affected subsequent construction times, with consequences expected to persist for decades. Only one Udaloy II was completed. The proposed Lider successor had been discussed unofficially since 2010 and officially since 2013, yet no construction progress is identified here.
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Post-Soviet financial damage delays destroyer replacement
Financial shortages and mismanagement left infrastructure problems that help explain prolonged Russian destroyer-building delays.