Despite high-profile losses, Russia's navy has been largely untouched by the war in Ukraine.
Russian submarines, especially Yasen-class cruise-missile subs, are a top concern for NATO.
A Russian defense industry source told state media outlet Tass in mid-2022 that Moscow was considering adding two more subs to the nine Yasen-class subs it had planned to build.
AdvertisementYasen-class sub Severodvinsk during its launch ceremony at a shipyard in the city of Severodvinsk in June 2010.
AdvertisementRussian Yasen-class sub Kazan at its home base in Severomorsk in June 2021.
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