The Soviet Union’s four Kiev-class aircraft carriers, built in the 1970s, are largely regarded as a failed attempt to match Western naval air power. -Described by Russia as “heavy aviation cruisers,” ...

The Admiral Nakhimov heavy cruiser is to receive new ordnance, putting it ahead of the Russian fleet’s current flagship, the Peter the Great missile cruiser. Military sources say the ...

She has covered Ukraine, Russia, immigration issues ... with Maya by emailing [email protected]. The heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser (TARK) Admiral Nakhimov, a nuclear-powered warship ...

Last April, the Russian Navy announced that the refit and upgrades to the Project 11442M heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov were running behind schedule, and that the handover ...

While Russia asserted the ship was ... the Kremlin announced Moskva had sunk in heavy seas while being towed. As far as the cause of the cruiser’s damage goes, it’s possible Moscow is trying ...

Russia’s Defense Ministry acknowledged the sinking but said its missile cruiser — the Moskva ... it sank due to a “heavy storm,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The Soviet Navy’s Minsk, a Kiev-class aircraft carrier, was a hybrid between a cruiser and an aircraft carrier, featuring limited aircraft capabilities and heavy missile armament. -Designed to ...

In April 2022, the U.S. and Ukraine were on a routine intelligence-sharing call. The U.S. notified the Ukrainians that Russian capital ships, including the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, a ...

Russia's navy has had limited involvement ... The missile arsenal allowed the Soviets to classify Kuznetsov as a "heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser" — an important distinction, as it meant the ...