Shokalsky Strait

Ships of Russia's Northern Fleet have passed through the Shokalsky Strait in the Arctic for the first time, according to a report by the National News Service. The strait, which separates the Oktyabrskoy Revolyutsii and Bolshevik islands in the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago, is rarely navigable due to ice. Russian media are highlighting the achievement as evidence of the fleet's growing ability to operate in the high Arctic.

Warships of Russia's Northern Fleet have sailed through the Shokalsky Strait for the first time in the history of the Russian Navy, according to Nezavisimaya Gazeta. The route through the Arctic strait highlights growing naval activity in northern waters and the fleet's expanding operational reach in the region.