The nuclear submarine Krasnoyarsk, from Russia’s Pacific Fleet, successfully launched a Kalibr cruise missile during a scheduled exercise in the Pacific Ocean. The operation also included a simulated combat against an enemy submarine.
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According to official information, the Krasnoyarsk nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine conducted a covert transition to a designated area in the Pacific, from where it launched the Kalibr cruise missile towards a coastal target at the Kura test range on the Kamchatka Peninsula. The missile struck the target with precision, covering a distance of over 1,100 km.
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In the second phase of the exercise, the submarine carried out a search for a simulated enemy submarine, using an anti-submarine missile-torpedo. According to objective monitoring, the torpedo warhead successfully hit the simulated underwater target.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, congratulated the Krasnoyarsk crew for the successful execution of missile and torpedo launches.
The safety of the area — closed to civilian navigation and air traffic during the operation — was ensured by ships and vessels of the Russian Northeastern Troops and Forces group.
About the Krasnoyarsk submarine
The Krasnoyarsk is the second nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine of the Project 885M Yasen-M class, built at the Sevmash shipyard. It was officially commissioned into the Russian Navy in December 2023. In September 2024, the crew transferred the submarine to the Kamchatka base, navigating through the Northern Sea Route.
Source and images: Russian Ministry of Defense. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
