Russian President Vladimir Putin has led the keel-laying ceremony for the new Project 22220 nuclear icebreaker Stalingrad, stressing that Russia remains the only country in the world able to mass-produce such vessels.
The Stalingrad becomes the sixth vessel in the Project 22220 series, the largest and most powerful icebreakers on the planet.
World’s most powerful Icebreaker joins Russia’s Arctic fleet
The ship is over 173 meters long, can smash through sea ice up to three meters thick and is able to operate for up to seven years without refueling.
Nu propulsion also makes the vessels almost entirely carbon-neutral.
Thanks to their variable-draft design, Project 22220 icebreakers can provide year-round navigation in the western Arctic and even in the shallow waters of the Yenisei River and Ob Bay along the Northern Sea Route.
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Tried and tested Russian designed icebreakers and cutting edge models are ahead of the field.
Most of the Arctic belongs to Russia anyways.