https://sputnikglobe.com/20241231/conquering-frozen-arctic-inside-russias-cutting-edge-icebreakers-1121307162.html

Conquering Frozen Arctic: Inside Russia’s Cutting-Edge Icebreakers

Conquering Frozen Arctic: Inside Russia’s Cutting-Edge Icebreakers

Sputnik International

Russia’s nuclear icebreaker fleet currently numbers nearly a dozen ships that tirelessly work to ensure the safety of navigation in the Arctic and along the Northern Sea Route.

2024-12-31T06:56+0000

2024-12-31T06:56+0000

2024-12-31T06:56+0000

russia

russia

icebreaker

fleet

arctic

northern sea route

vessel

northern sea route

sibir

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e8/0c/1f/1121313964_0:0:1920:1080_1920x0_80_0_0_d6044e1fcb83f2c621671df8ec2adf01.jpg

The fourth Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreaker, the Yakutia, has joined Russia’s icebreaker fleet. Let’s take a closer look at Russia’s mighty icebreakers that are part of this project series.Yakutia It can escort tankers with a displacement of up to 100,000 tons through the Arctic’s frozen waters.The icebreaker is powered by two RITM-200 nuclear reactors, each generating 175 MWt, supported by twin turbo generators.The Yakutia can reach speeds of up to 22 knots in open water and 1.5–2 knots while navigating ice 2.8 meters thick. It is also capable of operating in 3-meter-thick ice at slower speeds.The vessel’s main characteristics:What About Other Russian Icebreakers?Project 22220 also includes the Arktika (Arctic), Sibir (Siberia), and Ural icebreakers, commissioned in 2020, 2021, and 2022, respectively. The Chukotka, Leningrad, and Stalingrad are expected to be completed by 2030.These icebreakers use variable draft technology, allowing efficient operation in both deep waters and shallow Siberian riverbeds.What is Project 22220 for?Project 22220 icebreakers are part of the program "Fundamentals of Russia’s State Policy in the Arctic for the Period Up to 2035," which aims to develop the Northern Sea Route.Earlier this year, President Vladimir Putin pledged that Russia would continue modernizing cargo transshipment and expanding port capacity along the Northern Sea Route, which exceeded 40 million tons in late 2023.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240424/us-losing-ground-in-arctic-to-russia-due-to-lack-of-icebreaking-capability--coast-guard-1118097820.html

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240211/worlds-top-five-mightiest-icebreaker-fleets-1116728280.html

russia

arctic

2024

News

en_EN

russia's fourth project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreaker, russia's yakutia icebreaker, siberian rivers, the arctic’s western areas, the yakutia's characteristics