Russian nuclear-powered submarine of the Project 971 Shchuka-B type, NATO reporting name Akula II, July 23, 2000 (Getty Images)From AFP:
MOSCOW — Two Russian attack submarines are considered to have failed their secret mission in international waters after being detected by the United States and Canada, a report said on Thursday.
"If the United States and Canada really detected the foreign submarines, that means they unmasked them. This represents the failure of their military mission," the Interfax news agency quoted a source close to the matter as saying.
"It's unlikely the submarine crew will be congratulated under the circumstances," the source said.
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My Comment: Interfax points it out accurately .... if these subs were detected (and it appears that they were), this mission failed.