00:00The name of the nuclear icebreaker Stalingrad is no coincidence. It is a sign of deep respect
00:05for the memory of our heroic predecessors. This is the year of the 80th anniversary of
00:10the great victory and the 80th anniversary of the nuclear industry. We feel this especially
00:15keenly, especially strongly, and we certainly intend to firmly continue their work, strengthening
00:21Russia's strength and power, ensuring its security, and developing peaceful nuclear
00:25technologies that guarantee our leadership in the Arctic region. The current volume of shipments
00:31along the NSR this year is at the record level of 2024. At the same time, activity on the NSR is
00:37growing, and many new achievements have been achieved. First and foremost, this is a record
00:42for transit shipments, which reached 3.2 million tons. We have noted particular growth in the
00:48volume of transit container cargo. 23 international voyages have already taken place, one and a half
00:54times more than in the entire 24th year. And the volume of container cargo tonnage has increased
00:592.6-fold, reaching a record 400,000 tons. It's crucial to emphasize that the first-ever
01:05international scheduled container transit service in the NSR has been launched. In September,
01:10a container voyage departed from the Chinese port of Ningba across the Arctic, calling it ports in
01:15European countries. As you mentioned, eight nuclear-powered icebreakers are currently serving in the
01:21Arctic, half of which are new-generation icebreakers. Four more are under construction
01:27at your direction. This represents our complete technological sovereignty, the development and
01:33operation of advanced reactor systems for the fleet, which are crucial for Arctic development.
01:38It's important to note that such a large number of icebreakers has never been built simultaneously,
01:43even during the most prosperous Soviet era. Vladimir Vladimirovich, you are now setting us a new goal,
01:49to create a trans-active transport corridor based on the NSR. This is a task of enormous scale,
01:55a global one. Its achievement will strengthen Russia's leadership, ensure the implementation
02:00of national projects in the vast high-latitude zone, and lay the foundation for the logistical
02:05sovereignty of the Russian Federation. Vladimir Vladimirovich, over the past two years, under your
02:12leadership, we launched the Chukotka nuclear-powered icebreaker and laid the keel of the Leningrad
02:16icebreaker. And over the past five years, as you mentioned, we delivered four nuclear-powered
02:21icebreakers to the customer. We've achieved a steady pace of work and significantly reduced
02:26the construction time for nuclear icebreakers from seven to five years. We've achieved this pace,
02:31in part, thanks to the implementation of an advanced production system, the transition to large
02:36block construction technologies, and, most importantly, as I said, the launch of large-scale
02:41series production. On behalf of the residents of the Volgograd region, our friendly, close-knit
02:54veteran community, young people, and participants in this special military operation, I thank you for
02:59the decision to name the flagship icebreaker of the Russian Arctic Fleet after the legendary
03:04unconquered city of Stalingrad, a symbol of the great victory, a symbol of the courage,
03:08heroism, and bravery of the multinational people of our great fatherland.
03:22We fought so that you
03:23your children, grandchildren, and rulers would always have cloudless, calm skies above your heads.
03:38And today, looking at the powerful equipment and the men who are carrying out this special military
03:54operation, I see that the spirit of our people is unbroken.
04:14My sincere words of gratitude go not only to you but to all your fellow soldiers, who not only defended
04:20our homeland but also did everything in their power to restore it in the post-war years.
04:27Thank you for remembering the participants of this special military operation.
04:33They and we, just like you, will always remember that Russia is with us.
04:39We ask for your permission.
04:42Permission to install the keel plate for the nuclear icebreaker Stalingrad.
04:46I would like to once again thank Pavel Petrovich Vinokorov, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War and a
05:03participant in this battle, for his participation in our event today, in today's ceremony.
05:07This only goes to show that the generation of victors is always in the ranks.
05:12This only goes to show that the generation of victors is always in the ranks.
05:14This only goes to show that the generation of victors is always in the ranks.
05:16This only goes to show that the generation of victors is always in the ranks.
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