In the Kara Sea the newest icebreaker rendered icebreaking support to the nuclear submarine with Bulava missiles on board

The exclusive video was received: the newest icebreaker of the Northern Fleet “Ilya Muromets” is supporting the nuclear submarine “Yuri Dolgoruky” in the ices of the Arctic. The icebreaker “Ruslan” and the sea towboat also provided transition of the submarine.

Journalists of the TV channel “Zvezda” (Star) witnessed this spectacular event. According to the earlier information given to “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” by the head of the press service of the Northern Fleet, Captain 1st Rank Vadim Serga, the newest icebreaker conducted the first ice trials on the areas of the Kara Sea. In White Sea Throat it started icebreaking support of the submarine “Yuri Dolgoruky”. It is impossible for a submarine to pass in such arctic conditions. The thickness of the ice here is about 40 centimeters. The icebreaker “Ilya Muromets” successfully coped with the task. The diesel-electric icebreaker “Ilya Muromets” is related to the project 21180. It was built in St. Petersburg at the Admiralty Shipyards. In 2017 it was included to the Northern Fleet. It is designed to support activities of the Arctic group of the Russian Navy. It will be busy with icebreaking support of ships and civil vessels.