This step is part of Moscow’s efforts to strengthen its military presence in the Pacific Ocean.
The “Generalissimo Suvorov” submarine, which entered service at the end of 2022, carries up to 16 Russian “Bulava” missiles with nuclear warheads.
State news agency Tass quoted a source close to the army administration as saying that the submarine “will undergo an internal transition from the Northern Fleet (in the Arctic) to the Pacific Fleet in august “.
Russia is working to strengthen its defenses in its vast eastern regions bordering Asia and the Pacific, where it accuses the United States of expanding its presence, raising security concerns in Japan and across the region.
According to Russian agencies, the submarine is the sixth Borei class of smaller, more stealthy submarines, and will replace the country’s older ballistic missile submarines.
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