▁between ▁Russia ' s ▁Northern ▁and ▁Pacific ▁fle ets . ▁Later , ▁construction ▁of ▁eight ▁vessels ▁was ▁mentioned . ▁ ▁A ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁reports ▁indicated ▁that ▁the ▁L ider - class ▁destroy er ▁had ▁been ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁Russia ' s ▁State ▁Arm ament ▁Program me ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 2 0 2 7 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁finan cing ▁redu ctions , ▁however ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁United ▁Sh ip building ▁Corporation ▁announced ▁the ▁Russian ▁Def ense ▁Ministry ▁had ▁approved ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁L ider ▁class ▁destroy er . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁decision ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁built ▁the ▁ 1 9 , 0 0 0 ▁tons ▁nuclear - power ed ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁destroy er , ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁ 1 2 - 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁tons ▁variant ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁gas - t urb ine ▁power plant . ▁Two ▁vessels ▁should ▁be ▁built ▁by ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 0 s ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁R UB 1 0 0 ▁billion ▁per ▁a ▁vessel . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁lead ▁vessel ▁could ▁begin ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Russian ▁newspaper ▁Inter f ax ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Sever no ye ▁Design ▁Bureau ▁had ▁susp ended ▁development ▁on ▁the ▁L ider ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on ▁the ▁Project