Most modern and powerful ship in the Russian navy the Admiral Nakhimov to join the Pjotr Veliky in the Arctic.

Admiral Nakhimov 

Most modern and powerful ship in the Russian navy the Admiral Nakhimov to join the Pjotr Veliky in the Arctic.(RBTH).

The Petr Veliky heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser recently crossed the Northern Sea Route for the first time in the history of the Russian navy. Although the event was virtually unnoticed amid the escalating military conflict in Syria, experts say its implications are as important for international security as a peaceful solution to the Middle East conflict would be.

The unit of Northern Fleet warships led by the Petr Veliky heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser followed a route through Kara Strait and Vilkitsky Strait into the Laptev Sea. There, the ships fired artillery and anti-aircraft weapons and then headed to Severomorsk—the main base of the Northern Fleet.

It is interesting to note that this is the first time that any military ship has reached these locations. The last time a large ship independently operated near these waters was in August 1942, when the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer sank the Soviet icebreaker Alexander Sibiryakov in an unequal battle.

The general staff decided to create Arctic motorized infantry brigades; a unit of air defense forces and MiG-31 high-altitude interceptors were deployed to Novaya Zemlya archipelago. In addition, strategic bomber airbases in the Arctic region have been modernized.

"The most remarkable thing about this is the fact that Moscow has been acting unilaterally," says Vadim Kozyulin, a professor of the Academy of Military Sciences. "The Northern Sea Route runs entirely within its current territorial waters. And the ice is melting near Russia's coast, which makes it impossible for other would-be contenders for a share of the Arctic shelf to actively operate in the region."

However, it cannot be said that they have full control of the territory without the constant presence of naval ships. Kasatonov analyzes the route of the nuclear-powered cruiser from this point of view.
According to him, the navy was conducting reconnaissance on the ground: This was the reason that almost the entire Northern Fleet command, as well as a delegation of senior officers from naval headquarters, were on board. The result of their work will be a plan for Russian ships to continuously patrol the region.

According to the admiral, Petr Veliky demonstrated to everyone Russia's ability to defend its interests in the Arctic region. Moreover, in the near future, this missile cruiser will be joined by another ship of the same class—the Admiral Nakhimov heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser.

The vessel is now being completed in Severodvinsk shipyards. Once it is completed, it will be the most modern and powerful ship in the Russian navy, which will allow Moscow to continuously monitor and protect its Arctic territories.