Russia’s Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier has a long and infamous history. Originally meant to serve as the flagship of the ...

Summary and Key Points: The Russian Navy’s sole aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, is widely regarded as a carrier in name only due to its persistent technical issues and operational failures.

MOSCOW, December 4. /TASS/. Russia’s aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is set to undergo sea-trials in 2022, a source in the national shipbuilding corporation told TASS on Friday. "Next summer ...

ST. PETERSBURG, April 12. /TASS/. Russia’s sole aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is expected to join the Russian Navy after repairs in 2021, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said on Thursday.

This system, in place on the Admiral Kuznetsov, requires the carrier ... complex programs such as building a new aircraft carrier for the Russian Navy as long as it is embroiled in Ukraine.

Russia wants to build its first nuclear ... than US carriers but still larger than Russia's sole aircraft carrier, the steam-powered Admiral Kuznetsov, which suffered a devastating accident ...

Worse, the Ukrainians destroyed the Black Sea fleet with airborne and naval drones. The few surviving ships fled to the Sea of Azov, a branch of the Black Sea in the northeast, 1,300 kilometers from ...