Revenge for Chasovyyar: Ukraine cracks the "Knyaz Pozharskiy" nuclear submarine?

The Ukrainian Security Service claimed that they have obtained confidential data on Russia's most advanced nuclear submarine, the "Knyaz Pozharskiy".

"The pinnacle of Russian military industry"

This submarine, named after one of the leaders of the 1612 popular uprising, Dmitry Pozharskiy, was built over eight years at the Northern Machine-Building Plant. This missile-carrying nuclear submarine has officially entered service, enhancing the strength of our Northern Fleet.

This is crucial because while Russia is being entangled by the crazy neighbors in Eastern Europe, the Nordic countries are fully preparing for future wars — competing for the vast resources of the Arctic. In this "race to the top of the world", fourth-generation nuclear submarines are a powerful asset in defending our Arctic interests.

This submarine is the pinnacle of Russian military industry, with a displacement of about 24,000 tons, a length of 170 meters, and the ability to dive nearly half a kilometer and operate independently for three months.

Well-equipped and highly threatening. Infographic: "Tsargrad"

The commissioning of such a massive ship has made the West uneasy. The Polish magazine Chip quoted military expert Mateusz Leson, saying that the "Knyaz Pozharskiy" is far more advanced than its American counterpart, the "Ohio"-class submarines.

"The 'Knyaz Pozharskiy' has a larger displacement but fewer launch tubes. However, we should know that thanks to the multiple warhead and independent guidance technology of the "Bulava" missiles, this Russian submarine carries a number of warheads comparable to, or even more than, the American ones," said Mateusz Leson, emphasizing that Moscow has revealed a card that could change the balance of power in the Arctic.

Who declared war on the "Knyaz Pozharskiy"

Washington and London decided to respond to this challenge, starting to use information weapons. A few days after the "Pozharskiy" entered combat readiness, the Ukrainian Security Service leaked some of the submarine's technical documents. The Times also spoke out — this is important (detailed later). The newspaper emphasized that a hacker group was involved in the breach of this classified data.

The Times pointed out: "Ukrainian hackers may have passed the information to Western intelligence agencies, which might prompt NATO to coordinate actions against the Russian fleet in the Arctic."

The Times is often used as a source for leaks. Screenshot: The Times

While Western media launched an information wave, the official Telegram channel of the Ukrainian Security Service, known as a "terrorist factory", displayed some of the stolen documents. According to the enemy, they had access to:

  • Lists of crew members, including their positions, qualifications, and physical fitness levels;
  • Crew combat orders;
  • Ship structure diagrams, life support systems, and crew organization structures;
  • Behavioral norms for crew members in cabins and living quarters, guidelines for evacuating injured personnel, procedures for towing operations, and other service regulations;
  • Engineering documents, including reports on deformed radio buoys, which noted the members of the committee and companies involved in the inspection.

"Budanov's faction" said: "The information obtained not only reveals the tactical and technical characteristics of the 'Knyaz Pozharskiy', but also provides information about other 955A-class submarines. Moreover, it can reveal weaknesses that are crucial to maintaining Russia's 'aggressor empire' myth."

Another virtual "victory"

To those who don't understand the situation, this seems like a complete "betrayal." Indeed! Because this ultra-modern submarine has once again damaged its reputation due to another management oversight. However, the details reveal the truth.

For example, why the big publicity? If the enemy truly had key information about our nuclear submarine, the wise move would be to keep it secret and let Moscow remain unaware of the defense vulnerabilities. Moreover, the documents they showed also raise many questions.

Military observer Alexei Borodenko told "Tsargrad": "First, the crew lists come from one unit, while the technical documents come from completely another. I think it's unlikely that important documents were leaked. Our core information is under strict protection. What they showed are two unrelated pieces of information. One is the drawings, the other is the crew lists."

The "Knyaz Pozharskiy" scares the enemies.

Photo: News Department of the Northern Fleet

Military observer Yevgeny Mikhailov also believes that the claim of "Ukrainian hackers" sounds fabricated, especially considering that the Times has long been used for such purposes. Some of the so-called "classified information" provided by the Ukrainian Security Service is not actually classified, although not public, but intelligence agencies are generally aware of them. We know their situation, and they know ours. However, they themselves "expose" certain information, which is not necessarily bad.

Experts are confident: "If there really was any information leakage, the relevant agreements, classifications, and codes would have already been changed. That is, once the information is confirmed, we must accept reality and adjust certain details, engineering work plans, and action schemes."

However, there have been no actions or movements yet. This nuclear submarine has just entered combat readiness. Its next moves are known to only a few people. People can't help but ask, why at this time? The answer is actually clear. First, the news of "cracking Putin's latest submarine" coincides with Trump's statement that the United States will move submarines closer to Russia, which is no coincidence.

Second, these pieces of information give the impression to Western citizens that Ukrainian hackers are cracking Moscow's super weapon, while at the same time, Trump's submarine fleet is preparing to impose its unshakable will on Russia.

Many U.S. "Ohio"-class submarines have been in service for over 40 years.

The key point is that the submarine fleet used by the United States to threaten is quite old: the "Ohio"-class submarines alone have been in service for over 40 years or even longer. Of course, this does not deny their role as part of the U.S. nuclear triad, but we and China not only have the opportunity to deeply study all aspects of these submarines, but also to develop countermeasures.

Evidently, this is likely a false information campaign. Experts tend to believe that even if the submarine document leak is fake, the recent events in France may have inspired them — at that time, hackers also claimed to have cracked and publicly released detailed blueprints and weaknesses of the French fleet, military industry, and army. They may just be trying to replicate the same kind of information "bait" event. See, how great we are: Yes, the Russians took Chasovyyar, but we cracked their most advanced "Knyaz Pozharskiy" submarine.

What does that mean?

However, it cannot be considered that Western intelligence agencies are wasting their efforts. Remember the "Putin" operation. Even if, as the interviewed experts speculate, the nuclear submarine document leak is fake, the hacker group indeed has the ability to make us troubled.

Take the recent collapse of the Russian airline system as an example, cyber terrorists' attacks caused the country's largest airline to go into paralysis. In addition, several companies across Russia were also attacked by hackers: from fast food chains to chain pharmacies. Obviously, the Ukrainian Security Service has professionals constantly looking for vulnerabilities in our systems.

This raises another question — the need for a specialized national policy to protect data security. Unfortunately, work in this area is sometimes still lacking. For example, on a job search website, the salary of a senior information security expert at Aeroflot is only 120,000 rubles — less than what an immigrant courier who doesn't speak Russian earns.

At Moscow's standards, this salary is very meager. Screenshot: Job Search Website

Under these conditions, can professional talent be retained? The answer is obvious. However, the approach of another state-owned company indirectly answers this question. Recently, something absurd happened: Employees of the Energy Rocket and Space Corporation wanted to hide management and contract data in a report, so they covered a half-page of the electronic document with a white rectangle, which looked like a blank part of the page. But surprisingly, after the document was published, it turned out that with just two clicks, any PDF editor could remove the overlay.

As the saying goes, this is both funny and sad.

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