There was some speculation that Yuriy Dolgorukiy would be rushed through the rest of the production and testing phases in order to be ready for the 2008 Russian presidential election.

[6] The submarine was expected to be commissioned to Russian Pacific Fleet in the first half of 2011,[7][8] but in December 2010 it was announced that Yury Dolgorukiy had technical defects and would be laid up for repairs.

[10] On 12 January 2012, it was reported the submarine had successfully finished state trials and that Yury Dolgorukiy would be ready for commissioning within the next couple of months.

[12] Yury Dolgorukiy was expected to join the Russian Navy by the end of the year, but tests carried out during the latest sea trials revealed a number of technical flaws.

Software glitches in the automated launch control system prevented further tests of the Bulava missile, the submarine’s main weapon.

According to the source, non-accepting of the submarine is related to the non-availability of mooring quays, primarily at Kamchatka where the first two Borei-class subs, Yury Dolgorukiy and Alexander Nevsky will be stationed.