A Soviet nuclear-powered Kirov at anchor, with a Soviet Krivak I-class frigate in the background in December 1989. US Navy/PH1 Davis Russia's Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruisers are among the ...

The battlecruiser is expected to return to the operational status in the Russian Navy closer to the end of 2024, the source added MOSCOW, June 13. /TASS/. The Russian heavy nuclear-powered missile ...

Key Points and Summary - The Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruisers, the largest and most heavily armed surface combatants of the Cold War, are at the center of a modern debate. -With the Pyotr ...

What You Need to Know: Despite earlier speculation that the Kirov-class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov would never sail again, the Russian Navy has announced plans for the warship to begin factory ...

MOSCOW, July 14. /TASS/. The heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky will be decommissioned after the repairs and upgrade of the same-type warship Admiral Nakhimov, a source close to the ...

Russia’s ‘Battlecruiser’ to be Armed With Long Range Weapons – When the Soviet Union launched its “guided-missile cruiser” Kirov in December 1977, she was the largest warship – apart from aircraft ...

Russia's Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruisers are among the world's most imposing ships. The Kirovs' fortunes fell along with the Soviet Union, but Russia has invested in upgrading them. See ...