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In 2019, a catastrophic fire broke out on the AS-31 Losharik, a secret Russian deep-sea spy submarine. Fourteen elite officers ("Hydronauts") sealed themselves inside the burning compartment to save the ship, dying to prevent a nuclear meltdown.

This Apex Engineering documentary reveals the secrets of GUGI (Russia's Deep-Sea Research Directorate). We explain why the hull is built from seven titanium spheres to survive extreme pressure (using the Hoop Stress formula PR/2t), and how it acts as a "parasite" attached to the BS-64 Podmoskovye mothership.

Learn how this vessel is designed for seabed warfare—mapping trenches and potentially cutting fiber-optic cables—and why the Russian Navy refused to scrap it even after the disaster.

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CREDITS & ATTRIBUTION

Footage, historical imagery, and diagrams are used for educational, documentary, and commentary purposes under Fair Use.

ARCHIVAL & GOVERNMENT FOOTAGE:
• Deep Sea Footage: Courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Exploration.
• Subsea Cable Repair Habitat: Footage courtesy of ESB International archives.
• Losharik (1971) Animation: Excerpts used for educational commentary.
• Minuteman III ICBM Launch: Courtesy of U.S. Air Force / DVIDS.

HISTORICAL & MILITARY IMAGERY (CC LICENSED):
• Photo of Denis Dolonsky: Courtesy of Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (Mil.ru), CC BY 4.0.
• Russian Military & Naval Imagery:
Source: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation / Mil.ru (CC BY 4.0).
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• Kremlin & State Imagery:
By Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 [curid=85756671, 61408447].

MAPS, DIAGRAMS & VISUALS:
• Losharik Internal Diagram: Created by H A A, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
• C-Lion1 Cable Map: Created by Dirk1981 using OpenStreetMap data (CC BY-SA 2.0).
• Northern Fleet Chart: By J-Man11, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
• Submarine/Naval Visuals:
By Steve Song (Flickr), CC BY 2.0.
By Mike1979 Russia, Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0.
By Bairuilong, Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0.

STOCK & ADDITIONAL ASSETS:
• Additional visual elements provided by Pexels, Pixabay, and CapCut Library.
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