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Imagine what could they achieve if they raised the scuttled Hetman Sahaidachny. Or even made the Ukraina run. Even without much capabilities it would be amusing to get it functional enough to patrol with some AD just off the coast of Odessa.

I bet Russians would loose fair bit of planes while trying to erase such humiliation. Could P-800 Oniks reach it without getting hit itself? So far they seem to launch it from Crimea at land targets.

In the meanwhile it was just a matter of time. Seeing how Russia struggles at sea, anyone with common sense build up on it, slowly opening it up and paving way for more inventive contraptions. I wouldn't be surprised if at one point they'd actually start sending out various large ships with enough AD to perform much more powerful attacks.

Or just make way for F-16s and fuckitall. I bet we'll get to see some sweet dogfights then.