According to the Defense Ministry’s statement, the ship Ivan Papanin joined the Russian Navy in early September 2025 after passing all the ice tests MOSCOW, November 1. /TASS/. The lead icebreaking ...
Russia is raising questions about militarization of the Arctic with its deployment of the Ivan Papanin, a new “combat icebreaker,” to the region. Commissioned on Sept. 8 in Severomorsk, the ship is ...
President Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' earmarks more than $8.6 billion to increase the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker fleet in the Arctic, where Washington hopes to counter rising Russian and ...