Project 22220 icebreaker

Arktika in a dry dock in Kronstadt, 2021
Class overview
BuildersBaltic Shipyard
OperatorsFSUE Atomflot
Preceded by
Succeeded byProject 10510
Built2013–present
In service2020–present
Planned7
Building3
Active4
General characteristics
TypeIcebreaker
Displacement
  • 32,747–33,327 t (32,230–32,801 long tons) (dwl)
  • 25,540 t (25,140 long tons) (minimum)
Length
  • 173.3 m (569 ft) (overall)
  • 160.0 m (525 ft) (dwl)
Beam
  • 34 m (112 ft) (maximum)
  • 33 m (108 ft) (dwl)
Height51.25 m (168 ft)
Draft
  • 10.5 m (34 ft) (dwl)
  • 9.00 m (30 ft) (minimum; achievable)
  • 8.65 m (28 ft) (minimum; official)
  • 8.50 m (28 ft) (minimum; design)
Depth15.2 m (50 ft)
Ice classRMRS Icebreaker9
Installed power
Propulsion
  • Nuclear-turbo-electric
  • Three shafts (3 × 20 MW)
Speed
  • 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
  • 1.5–2 knots (2.8–3.7 km/h; 1.7–2.3 mph) in 2.8 m (9 ft) ice
Endurance
  • 7 years (reactor fuel)
  • 6 months (provisions)
Crew75
Aviation facilitiesHelideck and hangar

Project 22220, also known through the Russian type size series designation LK-60Ya, is a series of Russian nuclear-powered icebreakers. The lead ship of the class, Arktika, was delivered in 2020 and surpassed the preceding Soviet-built series of nuclear-powered icebreakers as the largest and most powerful icebreaker in the world.

As of May 2025, four Project 22220 icebreakers (Arktika, Sibir, Ural and Yakutiya) are in service, a fifth (Chukotka) has been launched, a sixth (Leningrad) has been laid down at Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, and a seventh (Stalingrad) is under construction.