The Moskva class was followed up in the 1970s and ... from its home waters and potentially face off with U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. As a result, the Kievs had an offensive armament in the ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The Soviet Union could never allocate enough of the country’s resources to build a real fleet of aircraft carriers. There was always some other ...

The Moskva-class carriers built in the late 1960s ... The Admiral Kuznestov-class was Russia's first attempt at a true aircraft carrier, but is also now tailored for a defensive role.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued orders to the command of the cruiser Moskva, currently in ... "A French aircraft carrier task force is to approach your area soon.