The Barents Observer has studied satellite images for the years after the 2019-accident when a Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile exploded at sea outside Nenoksa, killing five Rosatom experts exposed to radiation.
In 2023, construction work started inside the strictly controlled military site, located some 60 kilometres west of Arkhangelsk in northern Russia. […]
There are no public information available revealing what kind of missile tests will take place at the new constructions that can be seen on the latest satellite images. The area, which before 2023 was forest, is now surrounded by double barbed wire fences. 11 tall masts intended for exact positioning are erected inside the facility.
The Nenoksa naval testing range was established in 1954 and has for the most played a key role in development of both ballistic missiles for submarines built at the Sevmash yard in nearby Severodvinsk, as well as cruise missiles intended for both submarines and surface warships. Läs artikel