The Admiral Kuznetsov, the seemingly cursed “ship of shame,” could be scrapped soon, after a troubled service.

The aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, which is the only ship of this type in service with the army of the aggressor ...

After years of maintenance issues, the flagship Admiral Kuznetsov is likely to be scrapped, Russian media reported.

America's new Gerald R. Ford-class carrier displaces 100,000 tons while the Nimitz-class displaced 97,000 tons. India's ...

After a disastrous career plagued by accidents and endless, costly overhauls, Russia is finally giving up on its only ...

The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia’s only aircraft carrier, is likely headed for the scrapyard after a disastrous career. -Plagued ...

World News Russia could scrap smoke-belching, disaster-plagued aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov because Putin can’t afford it anymore By Ronny Reyes Published July 15, 2025, 6:30 a.m. ET ...

Most notably, Admiral Kuznetsov's unfinished sister ship was sold to China in a shady deal in 1998. After a massive overhaul, it reemerged in 2012 as Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier.

4 Firefighters aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov. During a 2008-09 deployment, a blaze killed a sailor and then a large oil spill was spotted by the Irish coast guard near the Admiral Kuznetsov.

Russia's sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov, or Admiral Kuznetsov for short, is set to spend half a decade in the shipyard getting much needed upgrades.

Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, will undergo a repair and refitting process that will take a minimum of three years to complete. The process will be done at Russia's 35th ...

The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov at the PD-50 floating dry dock of Shipyard 82 on a previous visit to the yard in 2006. The PD-50 floating dry dock of the shipyard sank while the ...