Summary and Key Points: A fire broke out on the former Soviet Navy Kiev-class aircraft carrier Minsk, now located in China, leading to significant damage. The carrier, which has been deteriorating ...

Instead of having three aircraft carriers in service, the new vessel will replace the aging INS Vikramaditya. India is ...

Big Fail: The Kiev-class hybrid aircraft carriers were the Soviet Union’s attempt to counter U.S. naval dominance during the Cold War. Designed with anti-submarine warfare and limited air ...

Summary: The Soviet-era Minsk aircraft carrier, originally a Kiev-class “heavy aviation cruiser,” has had a unique post-service life as a museum piece in a now-defunct Chinese theme park.