The Project 775 landing ships were designed in Poland in cooperation with the Soviet Navy. Soviets ordered construction of multiple ships in Poland, partly due to emerging need and the lack of industrial capabilities. Construction took place at the Gdansk shipyard. The lead ship was commissioned with the Soviet Navy in 1974. These warships are known in the West as the Ropucha class. This unofficial name is widely used and even Russians often refer to this name. By 1979 a total of 12 landing ships were built for the Soviet Navy. The 12th ship of the class was transferred to South Yemen upon its completion in 1979. 13th ship was built to improved Project 775/II standard. A total of 13 landing ships were built to this improved Project 775/II standard. Another 3 ships were built to further improved Project 775M standard (Western reporting name Ropucha II). So a total of 28 landing ships were built in Poland for the Soviet Navy, including 13 original Project 775 ships, 13 improved Project 775/II ships and 3 further improved Project 775M ships. Polish Navy never used these ships and these were built exclusively for the Soviet Union. Currently Ropucha class landing ships form the core of Russian amphibious landing capability. By 2023 a total of 12 operational Ropucha I and Ropucha II class ships were in service with the Russian Navy. However the status of some of these warships is unclear. Furthermore most of these landing ships are approaching the end of their service lives. Russian Navy also operates 2 modern Ivan Gren class amphibious transport ships (2 more are being built), plus 3 old Soviet-era Project 1171 Tapir (Western reporting name Alligator class) amphibious ships.

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