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Russian embassy dismisses social media reports of nuclear submarine’s arrival in Cuba

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 137 words
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What to know about Russian embassy dismisses social media reports of nuclear submarine’s arrival in Cuba

The Russian embassy in Cuba has denied social media reports that the nuclear-powered submarine Kazan had recently arrived in Havana. The embassy stated that the images circulating were actually from a naval task force visit in July 2024.

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What happened

The Russian embassy in Cuba has dismissed social media reports claiming Russia’s Kazan nuclear-powered submarine arrived at the port of Havana.

Why it matters

"As much as we would like it to be true, we regret to inform our subscribers that social media reports claiming that a Russian nuclear submarine has arrived in the bay of Havana are incorrect," the embassy wrote in a Telegram post.

Common ground

"In fact, the photos that have emerged on social media were made in July 2024, when a Russian naval task force visited Cuba," the post pointed out.

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The Russian embassy in Cuba has denied social media reports that the nuclear-powered submarine Kazan had recently arrived in Havana. The embassy stated that the images circulating were actually from a naval task force visit in July 2024.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A group of ships from Russia’s Northern Fleet, led by the Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Gorshkov frigate and the Kazan nuclear-powered submarine, called at Cuba in July 2024.”
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While the TASS report mentions the embassy's denial of current reports by referencing a July 2024 visit, the specific composition of the task force (Admiral Gorshkov and Kazan) is not independently corroborated by the other provided search results, which are either general Wikipedia entries or unrelated news snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Admiral Flota Kasatonov (Russian: Адмирал флота Касатонов) is an Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate of the Russian Navy and the second ship of the class.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_frigate_Admiral_Kasato…
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov (Russian: Адмира́л фло́та Сове́тского Сою́за Кузнецо́в, "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov") is an aircraft carrier (heavy aircraft cruiser i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admir…
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Claim 2: “The Russian embassy in Cuba has dismissed social media reports claiming Russia’s Kazan nuclear-powered submarine arrived at the port of Havana.”
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The TASS news agency explicitly reports that the Russian embassy in Cuba dismissed social media reports claiming the Kazan nuclear-powered submarine arrived at the port of Havana.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A series of interruptions to the nationwide electrical service of Cuba occurred during the months of February, March, October and December 2024. The blackouts began in February 2024 with power outages…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–2026_Cuba_blackouts
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Havana (, US also ; Spanish: La Habana [la‿aˈβana] ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. It is the most p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Our Lady of Kazan Orthodox Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral Ortodoxa Nuestra Señora de Kazán) (Russian: Православный Собор Богоматери Казанской Transliteration: Pravoslavnyj Sobor Bogomateri Kazanskoj…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Kazan_Orthodox_Cat…
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Claim 3: “the photos that have emerged on social media were made in July 2024, when a Russian naval task force visited Cuba”
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TASS reports that the Russian embassy stated the photos emerging on social media were actually taken in July 2024.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez (September 14, 1928 – May 25, 2001), better known as Alberto Korda or simply Korda, was a Cuban photographer, remembered for his famous image Guerrillero Heroico of Argentine Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Korda
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Havana (, US also ; Spanish: La Habana [la‿aˈβana] ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. It is the most p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moskva, formerly Slava, was a guided missile cruiser of the Russian Navy. Commissioned in 1983, she was the lead ship of the Project 1164 Atlant class, named after the city of Moscow. With a crew of 5…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cruiser_Moskva
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