Russia launches missile-laden ‘combat icebreaker’ warship
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The Ivan Papanin, Russia’s first ‘combat icebreaker’, can cut through almost five-foot thick ice and is heavily armed with Kalibr cruise missiles and a 76.2mm gun
The 8,500-tonne vessel, launched in St Petersburg, is the lead vessel of a new class of ice-countering warships in the Russian navy.
The icebreaker will enhance Russia’s interests in the Arctic where the country is…
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