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

Russia’s Admiral Kuznetsov is a warship like no other—equal parts power projection and mechanical misfortune. As the ...

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

In Saint Petersburg, Russia, the tugboat Kapitan Ushakov sank right next to the pier of a ship repair yard. Rescue efforts ...

Russia's only aircraft carrier, the 40-year-old Admiral Kuznetsov, is likely to be sold or scrapped, the chairman of Russia's ...

“If the Admiral Kuznetsov is decided not to continue repairs, it remains only to take it, cut it into scrap metal and dispose of it,” he added. The aircraft carrier first took to the seas in ...

Russian state media acknowledged that the Admiral Nakhimov had been out of service since 1999—but noted that it had undergone renovations from 2013 onward.

The Admiral Kuznetsov has a few problems – and that is putting it nicely for sure. One, the Kuznetsov runs on Mazut, an outdated petrochemical that leaves a thick and hazardous exhaust fume.

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 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 ...

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.

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.