The Russian army is moving a strategically important naval submarine to the Baltic Sea: What is behind it?
MOSCOW – The Russian Navy has deployed the fleet’s most sophisticated nuclear submarine to the Baltic Sea. It is apparently on the way to St. Petersburg. ‘Severodvinsk’ was sighted on Tuesday (19 July) being escorted by Danish warships through the Fehmarnbelt to the Baltic Sea. This is reported, among other things, by the editorial network Germany .
According to a report by the news portal navyrecohnition.com , an officer in the Danish army reported that the submarine was also accompanied by two Russian ships. Accordingly, it passed the bridge over the Great Belt on Tuesday afternoon. The Danish Army Navy had commented on the relocation of the submarine as follows: “The trip has been registered and is being followed by the Danish Navy,” said a statement on Twitter.
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The relocation of the submarine is related to celebrations in Russia. “Severodvinsk” is apparently to be shown at the “Navy Day” celebrations at the end of July.
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The nuclear submarine “Severodvinsk” is a special example of the Navy. It is 130 meters long and was built after the end of the Soviet Union. International attention was last drawn to the submarine in October 2021, when the launch of a hypersonic missile (type “Tsirkon”) from the submarine was apparently successful. However, this is based on reports from Russian state media. So far there is no photo or video material of it.
The relocation of the submarine is probably seen as a sign to NATO. Johannes Peters, Head of the Maritime Strategy and Security Department at the Institute for Security Policy at the University of Kiel, told the Kieler Nachrichten , part of the aforementioned editorial network: “It is the unit of the Russian Navy that is giving NATO the biggest headache right now. The armament consists of long-range missiles that can attack almost all NATO supply ports in Northern Europe in one fell swoop.” (do with dpa/AFP)
