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After a five-day visit to Cuba, the Yasen-class nuclear submarine “Kazan” and the frigate “Admiral Gorshkov,” along with two other Russian Navy vessels, departed the Caribbean island nation.
Russia’s recent deployment of a flotilla of warships to its ally Cuba has largely been anticipated by the United States as usual military posturing by Moscow during heighten tensions, according to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.
The United Kingdom has convened an urgent security meeting following the detection of a Kazan-class nuclear submarine by a Royal Air Force (RAF) P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft in the western coastal waters of the UK.
Russian Navy vessels, including the highly-capable super-quiet submarine, will conducted a long-range attack exercises near the United States’ coastline, while en route to Cuba.
Several days ago, it was announced that Russia will deploy four of its warships to Cuba, which borders the United States, for joint exercises in the Caribbean next week.
“Feared” by the West, the “Yasen-M” class nuclear-powered submarines, are poised to become even more formidable as their manufacturer plans to outfit them with the hypersonic missile “Tsirkon,” capable of flying at Mach 9 and striking targets up to 1,000 km away.
In recent years, Russia has significantly bolstered its underwater assets, with its Navy recently receiving another two new nuclear-powered submarines.
Russia has escalated the construction of its Yasen-class nuclear submarines, recognized by Washington as an underwater threat that frequently “assert their presence” in waters near the United States in recent times.