Russian President Vladimir Putin Visited Atomflot

Rosatom, PUBLISHED 01.04.2025

On March 27, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the base of Atomflot FSUE in Murmansk, including the Headquarters of Marine Operations of the Northern Sea Route General Administration, Federal State Budgetary Institution (NSR General Administration FSBI).

The meeting was attended by Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom; Yakov Antonov, Acting Director General of Atomflot FSUE; Sergey Zybko, Director General of NSR General Administration FSBI; Alexander Skryabin, Captain of the lead nuclear icebreaker Arktika (via videoconference), and other officials.

Sergey Zybko reported that at the time of the visit, 50 ships were navigating the waters of the Northern Sea Route (the NSR), with a group of nine nuclear and non-nuclear icebreakers in operation.

"I would like to point out that the headquarters' operations are demonstrated using Russian software of a unified platform for digital services. Now, you can see satellite radar imagery being displayed on the screen. We have begun employing artificial intelligence to analyze these images. It is worth noting that the ice situation has been worsening in recent years. Despite widespread discussion about global warming, the current research by the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institutes does not prove it. According to these studies, no significant changes in ice cover are anticipated during winter and spring months until 2050."

From the waters of the Yenisei Gulf, Alexander Skryabin reported to Vladimir Putin on the operations of the vessel and the advantages of Project 22220 icebreakers. "Universal nuclear icebreakers are excellent vessels," he noted.

"I was the captain of the nuclear icebreaker Vaygach for more than 13 years. I may say that the new generation icebreakers are much better than the previous ones in maneuverability, and accordingly, in icebreaking capability. Project 22220 is unique. These icebreakers have better entrance lines. As mentioned, this results in a wider channel, which is crucial for the safe icebreaking assistance in the Arctic waters. I believe that these nuclear icebreakers will make the NSR a viable transportation route of Russia."

Topics: Russia, Nuclear ships

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