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The list of aircraft carriers of the Soviet Union and Russia includes all aircraft carriers built by, proposed for, or in service with the naval forces of either the Soviet Union or Russia. Although listed as aircraft carriers, none of them (with the exception of the never-built Ulyanovsk) is a "true" aircraft carrier (supercarrier). Specifically, they were all ASW helicopter carriers or aircraft cruisers, including the Admiral Kuznetsov, the only carrier still in service with the Russian Navy. Russia is currently considering building a supercarrier, code-named Project Shtorm.
All completed aircraft carriers of Soviet and Russian navy have been built by Ukrainian shipyards in city of Mykolaiv.
Name
Class
Type
Commission
Decommissioned
Notes
Moskva
Moskva class
Helicopter carrier
1967
1996
Leningrad
Moskva class
Helicopter carrier
1969
1991
Kiev
Kiev class
Aircraft cruiser
1975
1993
Sold to Chinese company. Converted to military theme park, then hotel.[1]
Minsk
Kiev class
Aircraft cruiser
1978
1993
Sold initially for scrap. Re-sold to China as museum piece.[citation needed]
Novorossiysk
Kiev class
Aircraft cruiser
1982
1993
Scrapped in 1997 in Pohang, South Korea.[citation needed]
Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Gorshkov (Baku till 1991)
Kiev class (modified)
Aircraft cruiser
1987
1996
Modified, rebuilt and sold to India. Re-commissioned 2013 as INS Vikramaditya.[2]
Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov
Admiral Kuznetsov
Aircraft cruiser
1990
In service with the Russian Navy. Under reconstruction.
Varyag
Admiral Kuznetsov
Aircraft cruiser
2012
Launched 1988, construction stopped 1992; hull sold by Ukraine to China. Completed 2012 as Liaoning.[3]
Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk
Supercarrier
Keel laid 1988, stopped 1991, scrapped 1992.
^Nassef, Ghada (19 August 2011). "China turns aircraft carrier into a luxury hotel". BBC News. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
^"Russia Delays INS Vikramaditya (Adm Gorshkov) Delivery Till 2012". India Defence. 11 November 2008. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
^Krishnamoorthy, Nandini (15 November 2016). "China says first aircraft carrier now ready to 'fight against enemies'". International Business Times. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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