The service stated: “As part of the scheduled combat training, the nuclear missile submarine ‘Arkhangelsk’ of the Northern Fleet bombarded a target simulating a hostile surface ship in the Barents Sea.” The Northern Fleet’s press service added that, according to objective monitoring data, the missile hit the maritime target directly. Admiral Konstantin Kabantsov, Commander of the Northern Fleet, noted that the crew demonstrated professionalism and naval efficiency during the preparation and execution of the firing, as explained by the fleet’s press service. The statement confirmed that the area where the missile was launched was previously closed to navigation and civil aviation.
The nuclear submarine ‘Arkhangelsk’ belongs to the Russian Project 885M ‘Yasen-M’ submarines. The submarine was commissioned in 2015, launched at the end of November 2023, and accepted into the Russian Navy in December 2024.
