Footage from Russia’s recent drills in the Arctic featuring a trio of surfacing Russian nuclear submarines, published earlier by the Russian Ministry of Defense, has mesmerised viewers of the Japanese television channel NHK.
ロシア軍は、巨大な原子力潜水艦が北極海の厚い氷を割って浮上する特殊な訓練の様子を公開し、アメリカや中国などが北極圏の開発に関心を抱くなか、ロシア軍の存在感を示すねらいがあるとみられます。https://t.co/J0JYpQHTev#nhk_video pic.twitter.com/51cJRRJodJ
— NHKニュース (@nhk_news) March 27, 2021
Within hours after the imagery showing the submarines simultaneously breaking through ice, that was one and a half meters thick, had been posted on the channel's Twitter account, it had generated almost 35 thousand views.
The post also garnered over 500 shares, making it the most popular NHK post in recent hours.
#Видео Верховный Главнокомандующий #ВСРФ заслушал по видео-конференц-связи доклад главнокомандующего #ВМФ России о проходящей комплексной арктической экспедиции #Умка21 https://t.co/6bMnAZPzcV #ПодводныеСилы #Арктика #Умка21 #Экспедиции #НиколайЕвменов @rgo_ru pic.twitter.com/WUiGdoAE5d
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) March 26, 2021
Earlier, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief, Adm. Nikolai Evmenov reported to the Supreme Commander of the Russian Armed Forces, President Vladimir Putin, that the submarines surfaced "according to a single concept and plan at the appointed time in an area with a radius of 300 meters".
After one of the subs surfaced, a sailor showed up on top of it and waved at a camera with his hand.
The riveting imagery generated a tremendous buzz on social media, with users gushing over the magnificent ‘show of strength’.
Like out of a futuristic James Bond movie, only Russian!
— Putin Peace (and Potatoes) (@Putin_Potatoes) March 26, 2021
magnificent
— Your Wumao Friend (@Yanguihubin) March 26, 2021
Like orcas 😊
— Alexa (@Alexxa1721) March 26, 2021
It will be more than boom if they ever have to see real action…
— gpovanman гпованман (@gpovanman) March 26, 2021
— Silver Fox (@Kaizen__8) March 27, 2021
Surreal footage of three Russian nuclear submarines emerging from under the ice.
While the #RussianNavy is busy breaking the Arctic ceiling, the #USNavy is busy breaking the glass ceiling for trannies & over assorted mentally ill misfits. https://t.co/tNmjIKHBPA
While there has not been any official specification released regarding what submarines were taking part in the Russian drills, some have suggested one of the submarines could be a member of the Borei class, or the lone Borei-A class ballistic missile submarines presently in service, the Knyaz Vladimir.
There's a chance that one of the SSBNs at the latest ICEX was Borei/Borei-A.
— Dmitry Stefanovich (@KomissarWhipla) March 26, 2021
h/t @PararamTadam https://t.co/o5Jy0L0hWE pic.twitter.com/2peRO9vwF9
Hell yea borei gang
— C. Elegans (@theElegantWorm) March 26, 2021
The other two submarines were suggested by others on Twitter as belonging to Delta IV class submarines.
Two deltas and one Borei by the report
— The_Sub_Hunter (@TheSubHunter1) March 26, 2021
The recent combat training activity displayed in the imagery is part of the Umka-2021 comprehensive Arctic expedition held near Franz Josef Land Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.
Carried out with the participation of the Russian Geographical Society, it was aimed at testing Russian military hardware in extreme weather conditions.
"For the first time, a set of combat training, scientific research and practical diverse measures in underway under the single design and plan in subpolar regions,” noted Adm. Nikolai Evmenov.
The expedition involves over 600 servicemen and civil personnel and about 200 items of armament, military and special hardware in an area where the average air temperature is currently 25-30 degrees below Celsius.
