Nuclear-powered submarine Arkhangelsk conducts missile-firing exercise in Barents Sea

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Jun 03, 2026 · 210 words

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The Russian Northern Fleet reported that the nuclear-powered submarine Arkhangelsk successfully fired an Oniks cruise missile at a naval target in the Barents Sea. The exercise was part of scheduled combat training and involved a target simulating an enemy surface ship over 200 kilometers away.

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What happened

The Project 885M Yasen-M nuclear-powered submarine Arkhangelsk has fired an Oniks cruise missile from a submerged position at a naval target in the Barents Sea at a distance of over 200 kilometers, the Russian Northern Fleet’s press service reported.

Why it matters

"As part of scheduled combat training activities, the Northern Fleet's nuclear-powered submarine Arkhangelsk fired an Oniks cruise missile from a submerged position at a naval target simulating an enemy surface ship located at a distance of over 200…

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It clarified that, according to live monitoring data, the warhead of the Oniks missile successfully hit a floating target.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Project 885M Yasen-M nuclear-powered submarine Arkhangelsk has fired an Oniks cruise missile from a submerged position at a naval target in the Barents Sea at a distance of over 200 kilometers”

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Two independent web search results (Big News Network and another source dated June 2026) confirm that the submarine Arkhangelsk fired an Oniks cruise missile from a submerged position in the Barents Sea and hit a target over 200 km away.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 3M22 Zircon, also spelled Tsirkon (Russian: Циркон, NATO reporting name: SS-N-33), is a Russian scramjet-powered, nuclear-capable hypersonic cruise missile. Produced by NPO Mashinostroyeniya for t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3M22_Zircon

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arkhangelsk (K-564, Russian: К-564 «Архангельск») is a Project 885M Yasen-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine of the Russian Navy. Arkhangelsk was laid down on 19 March 2015 at the Sevmash …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_submarine_Arkhangelsk_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yasen class, Russian designations Project 885 Yasen and Project 885M Yasen-M (Russian: Ясень, lit. 'ash tree', NATO reporting name: Severodvinsk), also referred to as the Graney class, are a serie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasen-class_submarine

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Claim 2: “The nuclear-powered submarine Arkhangelsk is a Project 885M Yasen-M vessel”

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Wikipedia explicitly identifies the Arkhangelsk (K-564) as a Project 885M Yasen-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Project 941 Akula (Russian: Акула, lit. 'shark'; NATO reporting name Typhoon) is a retired class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines designed and built by the Soviet Union for the Sovi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon-class_submarine

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Claim 3: “Yasen-M-class nuclear-powered submarines were developed by the Malakhit Design Bureau”

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Both Wikipedia and The National Interest confirm that the Yasen/Yasen-M class submarines were designed/developed by the Malakhit Marine Engineering Bureau.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Yasen class, Russian designations Project 885 Yasen and Project 885M Yasen-M, also referred to as the Graney class, are a series of nuclear-powered attack submarines designed by the Malakhit Marin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasen-class_submarine

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web search NEUTRAL — The Yasen-M-class submarine, also known in Russia as “Project 885M,” is an advanced variant of Russia’s Yasen-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs). Developed by Malakhit Marine Engineering B…
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-russias-new-perm-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Yasen-M Class Propulsion System. The Perm is powered by an updated KTP-6-185SP pressurized water-cooled nuclear reactor, generating approximately 200 megawatts (equivalent to approximately 268,204…
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/03/russia-to-scrap-all-old-…

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Claim 4: “the area where the missile launches were conducted was closed in advance to civilian shipping and aircraft flights”

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Three separate web search results explicitly state that the missile firing area was closed in advance to civilian shipping and aviation flights.

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web search NEUTRAL — The missile firing area was closed in advance to civilian shipping and aviation flights. The Barents Sea in the Arctic Ocean is located off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia and is divided betw…
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/russia-nuclear-pow…

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web search NEUTRAL — “According to objective monitoring data received in real time, the target was destroyed by a direct hit,” the ministry said, noting the area was closed in advance to civilian shipping and aviation. So…
https://www.rt.com/russia/624674-russia-test-fire-hypersonic…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian Defense Ministry also assures that the area where the missile firing took place was closed to civilian shipping and aviation in advance.
https://news.online.ua/en/russia-shows-launch-of-hypersonic-…

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Claim 5: “The closure of the area was ensured by ships of the Kola Flotilla of the Northern Fleet’s combined forces”

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While evidence confirms the area was closed, none of the provided sources specifically attribute the enforcement of this closure to the 'Kola Flotilla'. The provided evidence for the Northern Fleet and Arctic Ocean Flotilla does not mention this specific operation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Arctic Ocean Flotilla (Russian: Флотилия Северного Ледовитого океана, romanized: Flotiliya Severnogo Ledovitogo okeana), was a Russian military flotilla stationed in Aleksandrovsk (present-day Pol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Ocean_Flotilla

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — HMS Britomart was a Halcyon-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She served during the Second World War and was sunk in 1944 in a friendly fire incident. The actor Robert Newton served aboard her unti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Britomart_(J22)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Northern Fleet (Russian: Северный флот, Severnyy flot) is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Arctic. According to the Russian ministry of defence: "The Northern Fleet dates its history back to a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Fleet

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Claim 6: “the warhead of the Oniks missile successfully hit a floating target”

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Multiple sources confirm the success of the hit. Big News Network reports it hit a target imitating a surface ship, and another source mentions the target was destroyed by a direct hit.

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Claim 7: “The cruiser was commissioned into the Russian Navy in December 2024”

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The provided evidence mentions the Arkhangelsk was laid down in 2015 and launched in November (year not specified in snippet), but there is no mention of a commissioning date of December 2024 in the provided text.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of active Russian Navy ships presents a picture which can never be fully agreed upon in the absence of greater data availability and a consistent standard for which ships are considered oper…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Russian_Navy_sh…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arkhangelsk (K-525, Russian: К-525 «Архангельск») was the lead ship of the Project 949 Oscar-class of nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines of the Russian Navy and formerly the Soviet Navy. Arkhan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_submarine_Arkhangelsk_…

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