Kremlin Releases New Details on Russian Submarine Fire, Identifies Sailors Killed https://news.usni.org/2019/07/03/kremlin-releases-new-details-on-russian-submarine-fire-identifies-sailors-killed “The submariners acted heroically in the critical situation,” he said on Wednesday from the Russian North Fleet base in Severomorsk.  “They evacuated a civilian expert from the compartment that was engulfed by fire and shut the door to prevent the fire from spreading further and fought for the ship’s survival until the end.”  “The submariners on board were unique military specialists — highly skilled professionals who conducted important research on the Earth’s hydrosphere,” Shoigu said.  He did not address the type of submarine that suffered the fire, saying only that it was highly classified.