On June 17, 2026, the keel of the nuclear‑powered submarine Murmansk, the tenth vessel of the Yasen project and the ninth of the Yasen‑M (Project 885M) class, was laid at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk. The Murmansk joins a series of submarines currently under construction or sea trials: Perm is undergoing sea trials, Ulyanovsk is nearing launch, and the Voronezh and Vladivostok, whose construction began in 2020, are expected to be launched within one to two years. A planned unit named Bratsk was slated to start construction in 2025, but no recent updates have been reported. Although the hull bears the Yasen‑M designation, unofficial sources suggest that the Murmansk may belong to an upgraded subclass, Yasen‑MA, similar to the upcoming Borei‑AM variants, indicating possible advanced capabilities over earlier models.