If I’m not mistaken, the take-away from this story is, ‘oooh look, the Russians cant even lift 1200 lbs off a lake floor.’
Another take-away is the word “superchunk”
Good name for a rock band?
World record javelin throw?
Fattest man in the world?
No the take-away of this story will be that this is fake.
Think about it. First - a meteor this size would have made a hell of an impact, probably emptying the lake. Second - had this occurred before recorded history, the thing would likely been long submerged under lots of mud, not laying on the lake floor. Third - upon impact they usually break up.
Another possible “Russian” explanation could be this was recent, but it landed slowly, did not make the news and was just waiting on the lake floor like a BOULDER.
The Russians have genetic propensity for make outlandish claims of the biggest, fastest or whatever, of course without any independent non-Russian confirmation.
We used to be able to pick up their submarines.