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Russia’s Northern Fleet Cuts Through Arctic Ice in First-Ever Shokalsky Strait Passage
Russia’s Northern Fleet Cuts Through Arctic Ice in First-Ever Shokalsky Strait Passage
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The route ran between the islands of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago in heavy ice conditions, the Russian Defense Ministry notes.
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A Ka-29 helicopter was launched from aboard the ice-class patrol ship Ivan Papanin to conduct aerial reconnaissance of the route.To pass through the strait, a training alert was declared on the ships, and the crews successfully assessed this new area for future operations of the Russian Navy, the Russian Defense Ministry says.
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Russia’s Northern Fleet Cuts Through Arctic Ice in First-Ever Shokalsky Strait Passage
The route ran between the islands of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago in heavy ice conditions, the Russian Defense Ministry notes.
A Ka-29 helicopter was launched from aboard the ice-class patrol ship Ivan Papanin to conduct aerial reconnaissance of the route.
To pass through the strait, a training alert was declared on the ships, and the crews successfully assessed this new area for future operations of the Russian Navy, the Russian Defense Ministry says.
