The submarine has performed a long-range Arctic cruise from the Northern Fleet to the Pacific Fleet (4,5 thousand nautical miles) and arrived in Vilyuchinsk (Kamchtka) where it was met by Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Viktor Chirkov, says press center of RF Defence Ministry.
The strategic component of the Submarine Forces has received a 4th generation nuclear underwater cruiser.
Alexander Nevsky is the first serial new generation strategic missile submarine and the 130th nuclear submarine delivered by the Sevmash plant to the Russian Navy.