The keel-laying ceremony for the seventh nuclear icebreaker of Project 22220, named \"Stalingrad,\" took place at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg on November 18, according to the press service of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC).
The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, participated in the solemn ceremony via video conference. The Head of State stated that Russia continues to replenish its icebreaker fleet with modern equipment.
Andrey Puchkov, General Director of USC, also emphasized that the country has reached record performance indicators, reducing the construction time of icebreakers from seven to five years. This was achieved through the integration of an advanced production system and the transition to large-block construction technologies.
The Rosatom icebreaker fleet includes eight nuclear icebreakers, including \"50 Let Pobedy,\" \"Yamal,\" and the Project 22220 icebreakers \"Arktika,\" \"Sibir,\" \"Ural,\" and \"Yakutia.\" The company continues to build the Project 22220 icebreakers \"Chukotka,\" \"Leningrad,\" as well as the nuclear technological service vessel Project 22770 \"Vladimir Vorobyov.\"
Earlier, www1.ru reported that the icebreakers \"Leningrad\" and \"Stalingrad\" may cost 30% more than the current cost.
