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Russian Submarine Surfaces in Mediterranean Sea After Fuel System Malfunction, Report Says

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A Russian Kilo-class submarine is reported to have surfaced in the Strait of Gibraltar after a critical malfunction created an explosion risk, according to independent Russian outlet VChK-OGPU. According to the outlet’s report published Saturday, the 74-meter Novorossiysk, part of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, experienced a system failure that caused fuel to leak into its bilge compartment. With no spare parts or technical specialists on board, the …
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In late September, the anti-Kremlin telegram channel VChK-OGPU reported that one of the submarines of the Russian Black Sea Fleet had encountered serious technical problems during a mission in the Mediterranean Sea. Specifically, the 74-meter-long Kilo-class Novorossiysk submarine was reportedly at risk of exploding due to a fuel leak. Subsequent sightings of the vessel near Gibraltar, along with overflights of a US patrol aircraft over the area…

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One of the submarines of the Russian Black Sea Fleet surfaced near Gibraltar in late September. The vessel reportedly had serious technical problems and was in danger of exploding. The question remains: what was the Kilo-class diesel-electric engine actually doing in the Mediterranean? Putin's navy is falling apart, the Russian submarine risked exploding in the Mediterranean. The news was first circulated by the VChK-OGPU telegram channel, a sou…

·Bratislava Region, Slovakia
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SOFX broke the news in on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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