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Ukraine’s intelligence service says that it has gotten hold of an extensive set of secret files about the nuclear ballistic missile submarine Knyaz Pozharsky, <\/em>Russia’s newest Borei-A class sub. If legitimate, the leak is an embarrassment for Russia’s internal security apparatus, and could be used in targeting the vessel, its crew or its designers.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ukraine’s agents claim to have obtained information that would be closely guarded by the Russian Navy. The scoop reportedly includes the names, qualifications and positions of the crewmembers; combat operations instructions for operating the vessel; schematics for the sub’s survival-critical systems and combat capabilities; complete procedures for various everyday evolutions, like cargo transfers or towing operations; a schedule book showing the boat’s daily routine; and engineering documentation, including a damage report identifying the Borei-class’ shoreside engineering staff by name. The claims were backed up with images<\/a> of the purported documentation.\u00a0<\/p>\n “The information obtained by the intelligence officers allows us to identify the features and technical limitations of not only the Knyaz Pozharsky,<\/em>\u00a0but also other submarines of project 955A, which are critically important for supporting the imperial myth of the aggressor state of Russia,” claimed the GUR in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n Knyaz Pozharsky <\/em>is a 24,000-tonne nuclear ballistic missile sub armed with 16 Bulava SLBMs, each capable of delivering up to 10 nuclear warheads up to a distance of 9,000 kilometers away. Pozharsky <\/em>is the eighth and newest hull in the series, and delivered just last month in a ceremony attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Borei-class reportedly has better stealth capabilities than its predecessors, thanks to a pump-jet propulsion system, and Pozharsky <\/em>was built with incremental upgrades to improve its\u00a0stealth further.\u00a0<\/p>\n The sub is named for a Russian commander who evicted Polish forces from Moscow in 1612, a seminal moment in Russia’s history and national identity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maritime-executive.com\/media\/images\/article\/Photos\/Navy_Govt_CoastGuard\/Borei-class-secrets-GUR-2025.jpg?ssl=1\")
A sample of claimed\u00a0secret documents (GUR)<\/em><\/p>\n
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