Happily Admiral Kuznetsov has suffered from several accidents in recent years.
Russian the repair of the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is again delayed, says the Russian news agency Tass.
The ship will not be operational until 2024 at the earliest, a defense source told Tassi on Tuesday.
According to the source, deficiencies have occurred during the repair of the ship, which means that it will take longer than planned to repair the ship.
Launched in 1985, the lucky Admiral Kuznetsov is Russia’s only aircraft carrier and naval flagship. Its repairs were due to be completed in 2023 after the delays, although the ship was originally due to launch last year.
The current The history of the 300-meter ship built in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, includes several accidents.
In 2019 at least two people died in the event of a fire on board. It was not until a year earlier that the ship was repaired when the vessel supporting it sank and the crane struck its deck. In 2016, a Suhoi Su-33 fighter crashed into the sea after attempting to land on Admiral Kuznetsov.
The ship is also notorious for its black smoke. Admiral Kuznetzov is fueled by heavy, low-quality mazut fuel oil, which causes the ship to blow thick black smoke into the air.
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