Be that it may, the Voyenno-morskoy flot Rossiyskoy Federatsii is only one part of the Russian armed forces that require upgrading and the Russian state is not awash with an unlimited supply of treasure. Therein lies the problem for Russian military upgrades.
Well it's not just that either. The VMF has a lower priority, since Russia is not predominantly a naval power. Additionally they have to spend a lot of what they do get on their SLBM subs. And the VMF is split among 5 theaters of operation, making their presence in each individually less then impressive (while their combined roster still commands some respect). Finally shipbuilding in Russia is in rather poor shape.
On the positive side, the 22350 and 20380/385 are finally being built at a relatively decent pace. The modified 11711 project seems to offer a realistic and affordable solution for force projection on a budget, and within current technological capabilities. And the VVS has gotten so many new aircraft that mass procurement is slowing down and will continue to do so. The GPV-2020 (state armament procurement program) has primarily re-armed the airforce, has given a decent boost to the land forces, and has left the navy behind partially due to the poor state of shipbuilding, partially due to budgetary priorities, and partially due to piss poor planning. The GPV-2027 is supposed to prioritize the land force, with the next generation of ground platforms finally entering mass production (Armata, Kurganets, Bumerang, etc.). And there are quite a few other systems that need replacing, that are nearing completion (for example the venerable 2S9 heavy mortar is going to be replaced by the 2S42, the Strela-10 is getting replaced by the new Sosna, etc.). So all in all the VMF won't be entirely neglected. In my opinion the best outcome here is that the VMF takes delivery of all 5 currently under construction 22350s as part of GPV-2027, along with maybe the first (maybe both of the first 2) modified 11711s, and lays down 2 more modified 11711s and 4 more 22350s. Possibly they also lay down and near completion on the first 22350M, and the first true LHD/helo carrier (the exact nature of the project remains murky). All this while losing the 956s and possibly losing the Varyag 1144. This would give the VMF slightly expanded capabilities with a slightly reduced tonnage, and all on a realistic budget and build time frame (allowing for moderate improvements to work of the yards, based on similar moderate improvement over the past decade).
