The Russian nuclear submarine Kursk sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea, killing all 118 crew members on board. Once considered one of the most powerful assets in the Russian Navy, the Kursk’s ...
Key Points and Summary - The recent launch of Russia's new hypersonic-armed submarine, Perm, serves as a stark reminder of the 2000 Kursk disaster. -The Kursk sank with all 118 hands after a faulty ...
Model of the Kursk nuclear submarine at the Lennusadam Maritime Museum in Tallinn, Estonia. Pjotr Mahhonin/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY During his first term, Vladimir Putin had to confront a raft of ...