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In an apparent first since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a Russian MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter has been destroyed, in a drone strike, according to Ukrainian reports.
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First Russian MiG-29 Claimed Destroyed In Ukraine, But That May Not Be The Whole Story

By Thomas Newdick

Posted 9 Hours Ago

Russian Navy's lone aircraft carrier, the Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov, is towed to the 35th squadron shipyard for maintenance and repair works in Murmansk, Russia on May 20, 2022. It is aimed to be completed the maintenance and repair works by the end of 2023.
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Russia May Finally Abandon Its Cursed Aircraft Carrier

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 11, 2025

Russia Su-33 from the air wing of Admiral Kuznetsov, post crash
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Su-33 Carrier Landing Crash Aftermath Seen In New Video

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Oct 2, 2023

Admiral Kuznetsov pictured in May 2022
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Russia’s Accident-Prone Aircraft Carrier Has No Crew

By Oliver Parken, Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 11, 2023

A picture showing the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov inside a new drydock at the 35th Shipyard in Murmansk overlaid on a satellite image of the drydock.
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Russia’s Cursed Aircraft Carrier Is Finally In A Drydock That Can’t Sink

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 20, 2022

Russia Should Ditch Its Cursed Aircraft Carrier And Focus On Its Two New Amphibious Assault Ships
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Russia Should Ditch Its Cursed Aircraft Carrier And Focus On Its Two New Amphibious Assault Ships

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 14, 2021

What Oddities Can You Spot In This Tour Of Russia’s Aging Aircraft Carrier?
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What Oddities Can You Spot In This Tour Of Russia’s Aging Aircraft Carrier?

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Russia’s Carrier Was Designed To Be Heavily Armed Even Without Its Air Wing
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Russia’s Carrier Was Designed To Be Heavily Armed Even Without Its Air Wing

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

Russia’s Accident-Plagued Aircraft Carrier Is On Fire (Updated)
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Russia’s Accident-Plagued Aircraft Carrier Is On Fire (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 12, 2019

Russia Admits It Doesn’t Have Any Dry Docks That Can Fit Its Lone Carrier After Accident
Admiral Kuznetsov

Russia Admits It Doesn’t Have Any Dry Docks That Can Fit Its Lone Carrier After Accident

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 7, 2018

Huge Floating Dry Dock Holding Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Has Accidentally Sunk (Updated)
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Huge Floating Dry Dock Holding Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Has Accidentally Sunk (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 30, 2018

Russia’s Dry Dock Accident Could Have Far Larger Repercussions Than A Damaged Carrier
Admiral Kuznetsov

Russia’s Dry Dock Accident Could Have Far Larger Repercussions Than A Damaged Carrier

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 30, 2018

Modernization Funds Slashed For Russia’s Notoriously Rickety Aircraft Carrier
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Modernization Funds Slashed For Russia’s Notoriously Rickety Aircraft Carrier

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 10, 2017

Watch Russia’s Lone Carrier Air Wing Arrive Home After Troubled Deployment
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Watch Russia’s Lone Carrier Air Wing Arrive Home After Troubled Deployment

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 4, 2017

Russian Carrier Headed Home After Just Two Months Off Syrian Coast
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Russian Carrier Headed Home After Just Two Months Off Syrian Coast

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 6, 2017

Another Russian Jet Crashed Into the Med While Landing On Carrier
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Another Russian Jet Crashed Into the Med While Landing On Carrier

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 6, 2016