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Russian Doomsday Sub Belgorod Spotted in the Arctic

5 October 2022

Naval News Image by H I Sutton used with Permission

A Russian Navy submarine that carries bus-sized nuclear torpedoes was spotted in the Arctic after sparking headlines earlier this week over fears of a nuclear weapons test, according to new photos published on Wednesday.

Project 09852 Belgorod was spotted on the surface operating in the Barents Sea, on Sept. 22 and Sept. 27, near the Kola Peninsula, USNI News contributor H I Sutton reported Wednesday for Naval News.

On Monday, Italian newspaper...

https://news.usni.org/2022/10/05/russian-doomsday-sub-belgorod-spotted-in-the-arctic

‘Doomsday’ Submarine Armed With Nuclear Torpedoes Delivers to Russian Navy

8 July 2022

Russian submarine Belgorod delivery ceremony in Severodvinsk on July 8, 2022. JSC PA Sevmash Photo

A Russian Navy submarine armed with a strategic nuclear torpedo the size of a school bus was delivered to the Kremlin this week, according to an announcement from the shipyard.

Project 09852 Belgorod is based on a Russian Oscar-class guided-cruise missile submarine that has been altered to accommodate six 80-foot Poseidon nuclear torpedoes that could be armed with a warhead of up to 100 megatons,...

https://news.usni.org/2022/07/08/doomsday-submarine-armed-with-nuclear-torpedoes-delivers-to-russian-navy

Russia’s Growing Secret Submarine Fleet Key to Moscow’s Undersea Future

30 November 2021

H I Sutton Image used with permission

Tensions between Washington and Moscow are rising with a marked increase in competition in the undersea domain, as Russia continues to invest in a fleet of specialized submarines.

Russia is the only country with a fleet of special mission subs for seabed warfare and espionage and is expanding the capability. Other countries, like the U.S., also work well in this arena and have specialist capabilities, but these capabilities reside on multi-mission platforms.

Ru...

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/30/russia-growing-secret-submarine-fleet-key-to-moscows-undersea-future

Russian Missile Test Site Explosion Kills 2, Injures 8.

8 August 2019

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An explosion at a Russian Arctic missile test site killed two and injured at least six others Thursday, according to Russian government officials.

The first reports of an incident which occurred at a base in the northwestern Arkhangelsk region started appearing on the Russian news service Interfax just before noon local time. Initial reports were sketchy, but the incident reportedly occurred during the test of a liquid jet engine typically used on rockets, according to an account post...

https://news.usni.org/2019/08/08/russian-missile-test-site-explosion-kills-2-injures-8

Kremlin Releases New Details on Russian Submarine Fire, Identifies Sailors Killed

3 July 2019

Vladimir Putin and Sergey Shoigu at Navy Parade. Saint-Petersburg in 2017. Kremlin Photo

The head of the Russian military released a handful of additional details about the fire aboard a specialized submarine that killed 14 submariners in the Barents Sea on Monday.

Defense minister Sergei Shoigu confirmed that there were survivors from the fire aboard the submarine, which USNI News understands to be Losharik (A-12).

“The submariners acted heroically in the critical situation,” he said on Wednesday...

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/03/kremlin-releases-new-details-on-russian-submarine-fire-identifies-sailors-killed

14 Sailors Die on Secretive Russian Nuclear Submarine

2 July 2019

Undated photograph of Losharik submersible. via Military Russia blog

A fire that broke out on a secret Russian submarine has killed 14 sailors, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defense in Moscow.

“On July 1, 14 submariners – sailors died in Russian territorial waters as a result of inhaling combustion products aboard a research submersible vehicle designated for studying the seafloor and the bottom of the World Ocean in the interests of the Russian Navy after a fire broke out during...

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/02/14-sailors-die-on-secretive-russian-nuclear-submarine