Ukraineβs Defence Intelligence agency has announced a significant cyber operation, claiming to have obtained classified data on Russiaβs newest nuclear submarine, the Knyaz Pozharsky, exposing potential vulnerabilities in Moscowβs strategic Arctic fleet.
The Knyaz Pozharsky, commissioned in late July, is a state-of-the-art Project 955A BoreiβA class submarine, a critical part of Russiaβs Northern Fleet and nuclear triad. Based in Gadzhiyevo, Murmansk Oblast, the submarine carries 16 launch silos for R-30 Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles, each capable of delivering up to ten nuclear warheads, Caliber.Az reports via The Times.
The stolen files reportedly include detailed crew rosters, combat instructions, technical diagrams of combat systems and survivability measures, operational schedules, and engineering reports.
βThe information obtained by the intelligence officers allows us to identify the features and technical limitations of not only the Knyaz Pozharsky but also other submarines of the 955A project, which are critical to maintaining the imperial myth of the aggressor state of Russia,β Ukraineβs Defence Intelligence says.
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