Kursk: 10 Days That Shaped Putin is a dramatic and forensic examination of events that took place in August 2000, after an ...

In August 2000, the Kursk Oscar-class submarine was participating in Russia’s Summer-X exercise when tragedy prevailed. As part of the drill, Kursk was meant to launch a pair of training torpedoes.

In August 2000, the Russian submarine Kursk joined a major naval exercise in the Barents Sea. A faulty torpedo exploded ...

The Kursk’s loss of its 118-person crew makes it one of the deadliest in modern history. In August 2000, the Russian nuclear submarine “Kursk” sailed to the Arctic Circle to participate in a scheduled ...

WASHINGTON — Twenty-two years ago, a Russian nuclear submarine sank after being rocked by two explosions during a torpedo test launch gone awry. There were 118 sailors on board the Kursk; most of them ...

On August 12, 2000, the Kursk nuclear submarine, pride of Russia's Northern Fleet, sank after a torpedo exploded, and the fate of its 118 crew captivated the nation until the tragic conclusion nine ...

ONE YEAR LATER, CAUSE OF 'KURSK' SUBMARINE TRAGEDY REMAINS A MYSTERY... Families of the 118 crew members killed on the "Kursk" submarine when it sank last year gathered in Vidyaevo on 12 August to ...