en.Wedoany.com Reported - A newly issued decree by the Russian government requires the delivery of the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Chukotka" to be postponed until 2027.

The vessel is being built by the Baltic Shipyard, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, for the state-owned nuclear enterprise Rosatom. It belongs to the Project 22220 series of nuclear-powered icebreakers, which are the largest icebreakers in the world to date—each exceeding 173 meters in length with a displacement of approximately 33,000 tons. Currently, two vessels in this series, "Arktika" and "Sibir," are already in operation under Rosatom's management.

"Chukotka" is the fifth vessel in the Project 22220 series, with a design service life of 40 years. Rosatom stated at the end of last month that the construction progress of this vessel has reached 85.5%, while its sister ship "Leningrad" is 31.45% complete. The company's milestone targets for these two vessels as of May 2026 are 85.1% and 30.05%, respectively.

Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev stated that the nuclear fuel loading for "Chukotka" is scheduled to be completed by the end of this month.

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