Navy Chief Reports To Putin On Russian Nuclear Subs Surface From Under A...

The Russian military added a new page to the history of the fleet, aviation and the development of the Arctic. Immediately three submarines surfaced together in high latitudes, breaking through the thickness of the ice, through which one submarine also fired. A pair of heavy interceptors with Dagger hypersonic missiles - flew over the North Pole, refueling in the air. The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Nikolai Yevmenov, reported on the course of the comprehensive Arctic expedition to the President Vladimir Putin.

The Umka-2021 comprehensive Arctic expedition has been held by the Chief Command of the Navy and has been ongoing since March 20, this month. A package of operational and training, and research and practical undertakings of different designations is being carried out under an integrated plan in the polar regions for the first time.

In all, the plan provides for 43 basic objectives. The expedition venue is Franz Josef Land archipelago, notably Alexandra Land and the adjacent ice-covered waters.

The average temperature there now is −25 to −30 degrees Celsius; the ice thickness is up to 1.5 metres, with winds up to 32 metres per second.

Over 600 military and civilian personnel are involved in the expedition, as well as about 200 pieces of military and special equipment and weapons.

At this point, 35 objectives have been fulfilled under the plan and eight are still being carried out in line with the plan.

The following tasks have been fulfilled for the first time in the history of the Navy: three atomic missile carriers arrived on schedule within a region with a radius of 300 metres after breaking through 1.5 metre thick ice under an integrated plan; two MiG-31s flew into the polar region including midair refueling, during which they passed over the geographical North Pole in two directions; and we practiced torpedo firing from a nuclear-powered submarine under the ice. After the training torpedo stopped beneath the ice, it was located with technical equipment and retrieved to the surface.

Also, an Arctic motorised rifle brigade unit conducted a tactical exercise in unfamiliar terrain in adverse weather conditions while it was detached from the main base.

As a result, the weapons, the military and special equipment proved out their technical specifications in the high latitudes and low temperatures.