Kursk: 10 Days that Shaped Putin Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1

Airdate: 2025-Feb-25

Episode summary:

An examination of events that took place in August 2000 when Russia's Northern Fleet was running a naval exercise. A huge internal explosion sank the Kursk, a nuclear-powered submarine, trapping a group of survivors at the bottom of the Barents Sea. The documentary examines why the Russians took so long to accept international assistance and how the crisis and subsequent reporting changed Russia.

About Kursk: 10 Days that Shaped Putin series:

Set against a ticking clock, this two-part Sky History commission tells an urgent story of political drama, military bravery, and loss in a definin...Show more >