Russia’s post-Soviet submarine fleet carried the burden of rushed construction, poor funding, and dangerous secrecy. Kursk ...
The Russian nuclear submarine K-152 Nerpa was undergoing sea trials in November 2008 with 81 military personnel and 127 ...
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On August 12, 2000, the Kursk nuclear submarine, pride of Russia’s Northern Fleet, sank after a torpedo exploded, and the fate of its 118 crew captivated the nation until the tragic conclusion nine ...
MOSCOW – When the “Kursk” submarine sank in the Barents Sea on 12 August 2000, killing all 118 crew members on board, Russian President Vladimir Putin was on holiday at the Black Sea resort of Sochi.