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US nuclear submarine violates Russian waters – Defense Ministry

RT | February 12, 2022

A US Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine has been detected and chased away in Russian territorial waters off the Kuril Islands, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

The vessel was found submerged off the small uninhabited island of Urup while Russia’s Pacific Fleet was holding exercises in the area. Russian vessels contacted the submarine, warning it was in the country’s territorial waters and ordering it to surface immediately, the military said.

The submarine, however, did not respond to the messages, and destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov was deployed to chase it off. The Russian vessel used “appropriate means” against the US sub, the military noted without providing any further details.

Following the run-in with the destroyer, the Virginia-class submarine used an active radar decoy, sailing away from Russian waters at full speed.

The Pacific Fleet’s drills continued as scheduled after the incident, the military added.

Shortly after the incident, the Russian Defense Ministry said it has summoned a US military attaché to explain the incursion. Moscow added that the actions of the submarine constitute a major violation of international law, and create a threat to Russia’s national security. The military said it reserves the right to take any security measures in its own territorial waters.

It was not immediately clear what exact vessel was involved in the incident, with no official statement produced by the Pentagon on the incursion so far. The US has 19 active duty Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines. The vessels are armed with cruise and anti-ship missiles, as well as massive Mark 48 torpedoes.

February 12, 2022 - Posted by | Militarism | ,

3 Comments »

  1. “Following the run-in with the destroyer, the Virginia-class submarine used an active radar decoy, sailing away from Russian waters at full speed”.

    It must have been an accidental incident. We all know that the American ‘Military Industrial Complex’ would never do anything untoward, would they?

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    Comment by brianharryaustralia | February 12, 2022 | Reply

    • Hiding and then running. Perhaps it was the USS Trudeau.

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      Comment by aletho | February 12, 2022 | Reply

      • Apparently, Mr Trudeau is the son of Fidel Castro. I know this because I read it in the MSM, and they would never lie, would they?

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        Comment by brianharryaustralia | February 12, 2022 | Reply


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