Putin Has a Problem: The Russian Navy’s Battlecruisers are Dying
Story by Brent M. Eastwood • Yesterday 1:17 PM
Russia’s Fourth Kirov-class Battlecruiser Has Seen Better Days - In a development that shows the Russian navy is in a transition period to rid the fleet of older and larger warships, its most giant naval vessel could be retired.
The massive Kirov-class Pyotr Velikiy battlecruiser could be headed to the scrapyard.
The Pyotr Velikiy (Peter the Great), the fourth ship of the Kirov-class, has seen better days.
One would think that Russia would need every ship it can muster to sail the Black Sea and send guided missiles to targets in Ukraine.
Still, the Pyotr Velikiy is difficult and expensive to maintain and will soon be taken out of service, according to the TASS state-run media agency.
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