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Also somewhat confusingly referred to as the Leader-class, not to be confused with what is now the Project 23560E Shkval-class light cruiser.
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ORIGINAL CAPTION: The Leader Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker can lead vessels in two-meter thick ice at a speed of 11 knots and thus ensure effective operation of the Northern Sea Route.
ORIGINAL CAPTION: Leader-class icebreaker is powered by two RITM-400 reactors
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Russian Shipyard Begins Construction of Leader Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker - Naval News
Zvezda Shipyard in Bolshoi Kamen in the Far East began to cut metal for the first Leader-class nuclear icebreaker of project 10510. It has been ordered by Rosatom nuclear corporation, the Atomflot Company said.
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ORIGINAL CAPTION: The Leader Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker can lead vessels in two-meter thick ice at a speed of 11 knots and thus ensure effective operation of the Northern Sea Route.
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ORIGINAL CAPTION: Leader-class icebreaker is powered by two RITM-400 reactors