Moscow's cover-up of the Kursk submarine incident seriously damaged Russian President Vladimir Putin's prestige—and was even viewed by some as a "turning point" for modern Russia. On August 12, 2000, ...

Key Points and Summary - The recent launch of Russia's new hypersonic-armed submarine, Perm, serves as a stark reminder of the 2000 Kursk disaster. -The Kursk sank with all 118 hands after a faulty ...

An international consortium said Friday that it plans in April to start raising the sunken Russian nuclear submarine Kursk along with the two nuclear reactors and 22 armed missiles on board. The ...

President Vladimir Putin visited Russia’s Kursk region for the first time since Moscow claimed that it drove Ukrainian forces out of the area, the Kremlin said Wednesday. The Russian military had ...