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Kuzya is finally being scrapped.
The Defense Ministry has suspended repairs of the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier and refuse to restore it, Izvestiya sources said. It is Russia's only aircraft carrier.
"This is a very expensive and ineffective naval weapon. The future lies with carriers of robotic systems and unmanned aviation," said Admiral Sergei Avakyants, former commander of the Pacific Fleet.
Ilya Kramnik of the Center for Strategic Planning Studies of IMEMO RAS is sure that another ship should be built, for example - “a promising deck fighter”.
“Admiral Kuznetsov” - Russia's only aircraft carrier - was launched in 1985 and has been undergoing modernization since 2017. Russia's largest floating dock sank during repairs, and a fire broke out on the aircraft carrier
https://www.dw.com/ru/edinstvennyj-avianosec-rossii-mogut-spisat-so-sluzby/a-73238413
Russia joins regional powers without sea access.
