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On 11 January 2017, Admiral Kuznetsov was conducting live-fire training exercises in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya. [66] The Russian defence ministry announced that on 11 January, Admiral Kuznetsov was visited by Libya's military leader Khalifa Haftar, who had a video conference with Russian defence minister Sergey Shoygu while on board.
Most recently, Admiral Kuznetsov was deployed to the Mediterranean in late 2016 and early 2017 to support Russian operations in Syria. Admiral Kuznetsov started an overhaul and modernization program in the first quarter of 2017 to extend its service life by 25 years, [23] but several setbacks have hampered this effort. Prior to a December 2022 ...
A Su-33 preparing to take-off from Admiral Kuznetsov in the Barents Sea, during a visit by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev A Su-33 landing aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier. The first Su-27K prototype, piloted by Viktor Pugachyov, made its maiden flight on 17 August 1987 at the NITKA facility; the second followed on 22 December. [6]
Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier, a conventionally powered class of heavy aircraft carrying cruisers and the final class of Soviet aircraft carriers; Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, a heavy aircraft carrying cruiser commissioned in 1991, and currently serving as the flagship of the Russian Navy.
On 11 January 2017, Admiral Kuznetsov was conducting live-fire training exercises in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya. [9] The Russian defence ministry announced that on 11 January, Admiral Kuznetsov was visited by Libya's military leader Khalifa Haftar, who had a video conference with Russian defence minister Sergey Shoygu while on board.
Admiral Kuznetsov may refer to: Nikolay Kuznetsov (officer) (1904–1974), former Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy; Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov;
Map showing the location of Admiral Kuznetsov Strait. Admiral Kuznetsov Strait (Russian: Пролив Адмирала Кузнецова) is a 50 km-wide strait in Russia. It separates Medny Island and Bering Island of the Commander Islands and connects the Bering Sea in the north with the Pacific Ocean in the south. Named in honor of Admiral ...
Naval air operations from the Admiral Kuznetsov during her time off the Syrian coast in 2016 In August 2013 he was appointed deputy commander of the Northern Fleet. In mid-2016 Sokolov was assigned to command a detachment of the Northern Fleet, based around the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and the battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy , for ...